FAN Note: Heavily biased, one-sided reporting below. In the heart of Wellington, a pressing concern has emerged from the depths of its water supply system, challenging the community’s expectation of clean, safe drinking water. Wellington Water, the organization responsible for managing the city’s water treatment, has disclosed a consistent struggle in maintaining the necessary fluoride […]
The former Director-General of Health has expressed his surprise and disappointment about Wellington Water again failing to to meet its fluoride targets. Earlier this week it was revealed Wellington Water has not been consistently fluoridating water in Lower Hutt and Wellington without directly informing residents. Sir Ashley Bloomfield, the former director-general of health wrote on X […]
There has been a drop in fluoride levels in the drinking water across the Wellington region over the past four months. This means that Wellington Water has not been able to meet the Ministry of Health (MoH) fluoride target levels of 0.7 – 1.0ppm, 95% of the time. This has been caused by a number […]
State lawmakers could soon remove a mandate that requires the chemical fluoride to be added to Kentucky’s water supply — despite warnings from dental professionals. In Kentucky, state regulations require water systems that serve more than 3,000 people to add fluoride to the water to help protect residents’ dental health. Some state lawmakers are pushing […]
Final arguments have been made by the attorneys for the two sides in the federal court fluoride trial, and a clash of ideas has been laid before the judge. The plaintiffs, buttressed by expert testimony of the most eminent fluoride researchers in the world, claim to have demonstrated that fluoridated water causes brain injury to […]
In the midst of the fluoride discussion during the last city council meeting it was decided that more time and research was needed before making a definitive decision. During the meeting, a member of the audience gave their opinion as to why the city should keep fluoride in the water. There were also counter arguments […]
NORWAY — Following a recommendation from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, the Norway City Council delayed any action on whether to continue adding fluoride to the city’s water system in order to receive public input. The city of Norway has not added fluoride to the water system since January 2022 when […]
Details about the Wednesday, February 21st accident involving a tractor-trailer tanker have been released by Mitchell County Emergency Management. The accident occurred around 11:00 a.m. on NC Highway 226 in the Buladean community and resulted in the first use of Mitchell County’s chemical spill ordinance. The 2023 ordinance addresses responsibility for clean-up and environmental protection […]
OUTLOOK – The town council of Outlook met for a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday night, Feb. 14. Present were councillors Bob Stephenson, Sharon Bruce, Kyle McLeod, Justin Turton, and Kevin Grotheim, as well as Mayor Maureen Weiterman, Chief Administrative Officer Kevin Trew, and Assistant CAO Rachel Sillers. Absent was Councillor Ryan Husband. The meeting was […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The Albany Common Council held a public comment period before voting on Local Law K and Resolution 19.22.24R. They cover adding fluoride to the city’s water supply and determining if there will be harm to the environment. Council chambers were filled with attendees listening and talking about the pros and cons of […]
