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Across the country, communities are rejecting the recommendation of health groups to add fluoride into their municipal drinking water. Although the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls water fluoridation one of the top 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century, staving off major problems with tooth decay, some people worry about potential […]

The Village of Plover Water and Wastewater Utility Committee held a discussion on whether to continue adding fluoride to the municipal water supply. The discussion comes amidst a national debate on fluoride in drinking water, fueled by a recent court ruling in California that ordered the EPA to establish safety standards for fluoride. While proponents, […]

The Wisconsin Rapids City Council voted to continue adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. The council voted 6-2 to reject a proposed ordinance to ban fluoride. Council member Justin Pluess argued that residents want the council to focus on issues like jobs and infrastructure. WISCONSIN RAPIDS ? Residents will continue to have fluoride added […]

The village of DeForest is poised to remove fluoride from it’s drinking water on March 7, joining nearly 80 Wisconsin communities that have stopped fluoridation since 1995. The DeForest Village Board voted 4-3 earlier this month to remove fluoride. Village President Jane Cahill Wolfgram said the majority of residents she talked with opposed the decision, […]

DeFOREST — Last November, the public works staff in the village of DeForest noticed a problem. The pumps that delivered fluoride to the village’s drinking water supply were showing signs of wear. They asked village officials whether looking into replacing them was necessary, given the growing debate over the risks and benefits of water fluoridation. […]

DEFOREST, Wis. — The DeForest Village Board voted 4-3 Tuesday night to remove fluoride from the community drinking water. The vote came after the issue was tabled in a January meeting after pushback from residents who said they felt the public had been left out of the decision. Subsequent community listening sessions were scheduled ahead […]

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WSAW) – Some people in Wisconsin Rapids fear fluoride in the water could be linked to health risks. City leaders discussed a potential ban at a meeting Tuesday night at City Hall. In the meeting, the Legislative Committee voted to remove fluoride from the city’s water. An expert from the Wisconsin Dental […]

Wisconsin Rapids city leaders will discuss creating an ordinance to ban added fluoride in its drinking water. The proposal cites a recent study suggesting a possible link between fluoride exposure and lower IQ in children. The American Dental Association maintains that fluoride in drinking water significantly reduces cavities throughout a person’s lifetime. WISCONSIN RAPIDS ? […]

MONROE — The issue of fluoride in municipal drinking water has resurfaced here with city officials, after being hotly debated and narrowly dismissed late last year. But this time the choice is not fluoride vs. no-fluoride in city water — although that is still very much a thing nationally — it is to tighten up […]

MONROE, Wis. (WKOW) – Following national attention, an effort to remove fluoride from Monroe’s water supply has stalled. But a city leader is committed to finding other ways to try and satisfy the concerns of local residents. Monroe Common Council President Andrew Kranig helped initiate the effort to remove fluoride last fall. He attributed the […]