Signs along North Fountain Avenue for and against flouride in the water in Springfield. BILL LACKEY/STAFF Campaign finance reports filed earlier this month show advocates of a campaign to add fluoride to Springfield’s water supply spent about $14,200 to promote the effort, the largest expenditure for any local race in November’s election. Post-general election campaign […]
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Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Juneau fluoride study confirms old science, but doesn’t sway opponents
About 12 years ago, Juneau became one of many American cities to stop fluoridating its tap water. Unlike the others, a public health researcher decided to study the real-world aftermath of ending fluoridation in Juneau. Back then, the science predicted more cavities. Later, local dentists anecdotally reported more cavities. And now, there’s new research confirming there are […]
After decades, Clemson University shuts down a chemistry laboratory over safety concerns
For the last year, Cameron Parrish has kept a blue Post-it note hanging in the lab where he works at Chemours, a chemical company. The note contains a handwritten quote from scientist Theodore Gray. “One should not fear the substance, only the ignorance that leads to its mishandling.” The quote is personal to Parrish, who graduated […]
Titan Takes Fluoride from Taps and Toothpaste to Batteries
In today’s technology landscape, companies are continually making improvements to electronic devices. Bigger screens, better cameras, and smarter systems are just some of the improvements these companies promise to consumers with each product upgrade. But one question remains: where are the long-lasting batteries? A collaboration of researchers recently made a discovery that might hold the answer […]
Hole in valve triggered explosion, fire at Superior, Wis., refinery
Bob King – Duluth News Tribune – Thick smoke poured from the fire at the Husky Enery oil – refinery in Superior, Wis. SUPERIOR, WIS. – A hole in a valve at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wis., caused it to fail last spring, leading to an explosion that injured 36 people and required […]
Letter: Phooey on fluoride!
Editor: Beginning in 2019, the city of Clearwater will begin dosing our water supply with fluoride. As a concerned citizen, I violently disagree with this decision made by the city council. The recent edition of “My Clearwater” magazine had a cover piece on the “sanctity” of our water supply which went on to describe the […]
Public comments solicited: Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period. SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the […]
Healthy People 2030 Public Comment Opportunity up to Jan 17, 2019
Public Comment for Healthy People 2030 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is soliciting written comments regarding the Healthy People 2030 objectives. The public comment period will be open from December 3, 2018 through January 17, 2019. Previous public comments on the proposed Healthy People 2030 framework helped shape the vision, mission, […]
Sheridan: Fluoride Resolution Discussed at Study Session
The Sheridan City Council will soon be considering a resolution that would put the issue of fluoridation of the City’s water supply on the General Election ballot in 2020. City Attorney Brendon Kerns presented the Council and Mayor Roger Miller with the resolution at a Council study session Monday night. Kerns said that the resolution, […]
Honda RI, Caltech & JPL Develop Safer Flouride-Based Batteries for EVs
Scientists from Honda Research Institute have collaborated with researchers at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop a new battery chemistry that enables the use of materials with higher energy density and a more favorable environmental footprint than current battery technologies. The collective team of scientists co-authored a new paper […]