On Dec. 14, Calgary city council could have significantly helped Calgarians by 1. reducing pain, suffering, cost and misery; 2. wisely investing (spending $1.29 to save $55.47); 3. addressing racial inequity; 4. honouring the will of the people expressed in two plebiscites; 5. following medical advice; and 6. attracting young families. City council could have […]
News Archive
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.
Future of fluoride study for Spokane’s water remains uncertain
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward and the Spokane City Council are at loggerheads regarding whether to accept grant funding to study fluoridating the city’s drinking water. (Christopher Anderson) The Spokane City Council and Mayor Nadine Woodward are at an impasse over a grant-funded study about adding fluoride to the municipal water system. The city has […]
Frederick County: New water treatment plant construction to start soon
STEPHENS CITY — Pipeline construction associated with the new Henry F. Sliwinski Water Treatment Plant in Frederick County is expected to begin in January. Frederick Water Executive Director Eric Lawrence made the announcement at Tuesday night’s Frederick Water board meeting. The plant is part of the Opequon Water Supply Plan (OWSP), which aims to meet […]
Broflanilide; Pesticide Tolerances
Note from Fluoride Action Network Molecular structure of Broflanilide, an organofluorine insecticide Formula: C25H14BrF11N2O2 Read this Final Rule online at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-12-17/html/2020-27906.htm [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 243 (Thursday, December 17, 2020)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 81799-81805] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-27906] ======================================================================= ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY […]
Balclutha, Milton, Kaitangata, Tapanui: Fluoridation to resume in June 2021
South Otago dentists have reacted with delight to the news drinking water fluoridation will resume next year in four of the area’s towns. Fluoridation in Balclutha, Milton, Kaitangata and Tapanui lapsed in October last year, after Clutha District Council contractor Citycare Water identified health and safety concerns with their fluoride dosing systems. Last Thursday, the […]
From Alaska to Florida, harmful PFAS compounds pollute water at multiple sites in every state
By Lynne Peeples. Original article online here. Wherever you are in the U.S., there’s a good chance you can find harmful PFAS compounds in water near you. December 16, 2020 — Editor’s note: This story is part of a nine-month investigation of drinking water contamination across the U.S. The series is supported by funding from […]
Green Bay scores touchdown for community water fluoridation
Widespread support from across country spurs positive vote from city council Green Bay, Wis. — Community water fluoridation can sometimes be a strictly local issue, but the nature of virtual meetings has allowed that issue to be debated — and fought for — from those who live thousands of miles away. The Green Bay, Wisconsin, […]
Alufluoride to commence operations at expanded Aluminium Fluoride plant
Expanded plant trails were taken from 29th November 2020 In a filing to the exchanges on Tuesday, Alufluoride Ltd intimated that its Visakhapatnam Aluminium Fluoride plant expansion works completed on November 28, 2020. And the expanded plant trails, according to the company, were taken from November 29, 2020. The company expects that the expanded plant […]
Councillors to review costs of reintroducing fluoride in drinking water
CALGARY (660 NEWS) – The city’s drinking water will be a topic of discussion at City Hall on Monday. Councillors will review the costs associated with returning fluoride to the water after it was removed in 2011. The report coming to council pegs the initial cost to reintroduce the mineral at $30 million with an […]
City Council tables discussions of shelter space, water fluoridation
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane City Council tabled discussions of purchasing shelter space, as well as a resolution requesting the City conduct a study of water fluoridation during Monday night’s council meeting. According to the council agenda, the City has been looking to purchase a building to turn into a shelter for homeless people. The […]