POINT COMFORT – Alcoa officials refused to make any comment on the industrial accident that sent seven plant workers to hospital on Wednesday after being exposed to hydrogen fluoride gas. Alcoa’s public information officer, Laura Cahill, said she could not answer questions regarding how the employees were exposed or provide details on the extent of […]
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Fluoride decision put on hold
Officials have postponed until next month a decision whether to add fluoride to the public water supply on the Bolivar Peninsula. The Bolivar Peninsula Special Utilities District had a public presentation on water fluoridation Tuesday, but a decision was not made because of the absence of several board members, said Jennifer McKnight, the district’s general […]
Bolivar Peninsula officials will decide next week whether or not to add fluoride to the public water supply.
BOLIVAR PENINSULA — Bolivar Peninsula officials will decide next week whether or not to add fluoride to the public water supply. The Bolivar Peninsula Special Utilities District will have a public meeting and presentation on water fluoridation before making the decision. Fluoride is a substance that strengthens tooth enamel. Out of the 20 water suppliers […]
South Texas plant employee dies after inhaling hydrogen fluoride
POINT COMFORT, Texas – A South Texas man has died after inhaling hydrogen fluoride gas while working in the chemical department of an Alcoa plant. Alcoa officials identified the man Wednesday as John Dorton, 37, of Port Lavaca. Dorton came in contact with the gas Tuesday while working in the area of the plant that […]
Del Rio council urged to rethink fluoridation
To fluoridate or not to fluoridate, that is once again the question before the Del Rio City Council. Several leaders of The Border Organization, a local grassroots citizens group, accompanied by a number of Del Rio dentists and doctors, urged council members Tuesday night to reverse their Sept. 12 decision to discontinue the addition of […]
Del Rio officials cite fluoride-vote reaction
A week after voting unanimously to eliminate fluoride from the city’s drinking water, Del Rio City Council members remain awed at the widespread attention they are receiving. “I’ve had a tremendous reaction to this. I’ve received e-mails from all over the world, not just the United States,” said council member Pat Cole, who made the […]
City removes fluoride from water
Fluoride will no longer be added to Del Rio’s drinking water. The Del Rio City Council made that decision Tuesday night after a presentation by John Morony, a retired college biology professor, who characterized fluoride as a poison and showed the council numerous research references that link fluoride to higher rates of cancer and other […]
Group wants fluoride out of water
Two points of view, and two sets of facts, regarding the addition of fluoride to the city’s drinking water were presented to the Del Rio City Council Tuesday night. The first presentation council heard was from a local group called Environment Concerned Citizens of Del Rio, led by Carmen Gutierrez and Rosa Linda Sanchez. Gutierrez […]
Plant’s emissions worry neighbors
It took more than two years for local air-pollution regulators to issue a permit for the Phoenix Brick Yard, but it took less than a week for opponents to lodge complaints. The south-central Phoenix plant last week received a permit that regulates it as a major source of pollution. It’s the first time in the […]
Group wants powerful acid out of BP’s plant
TEXAS CITY — BP’s operations in the United States have the worst safety record in the industry, according to a consumer advocacy group that wants tons of dangerous acid removed from the energy giant’s Texas City refinery. The Texas Public Interest Research Group, which last year released a report on accidents ranging from small oil […]