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DEQ: Harmful PFAS might contaminate more than 11,000 sites statewide
The potentially health-harming chemical compound that shut down the drinking water supply in two West Michigan communities last Thursday may contaminate more than 11,300 locations statewide, according to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. The DEQ provided the observation on the contaminants as part of a presentation to the Michigan Environmental Compliance Conference in Lansing last month, displaying a […]
Potsdam forum focuses on choice about fluoridation
POTSDAM — More than 20 people gathered Thursday night in Potsdam’s Town Hall community room to listen to a man who had helped coordinate the removal of fluoride in Canton’s water supply. However Paul Connett, a former professor at St. Lawrence University, was preceded by two women who had taken the evidence he had shared […]
Why is US Failing To Inform Pregnant Women to Limit Fluoride Ingestion
NEW YORK, July 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — A recent government-funded study (Bashash et al. 2017) corroborates hundreds of previously published studies showing fluoride damages the brain. These shocking findings cannot be dismissed as “just one study” because they provide compelling evidence that pregnant women’s fluoride intake is linked to lower IQ in their offspring at […]
Joe Markley: Who is really conservative, and can he survive the press?
Most candidates in the primaries for the Republican nominations for governor and lieutenant governor advertise themselves as “conservative,” since the party is generally conservative and its primary voters are heavily so. But the advertising leaves “conservative” undefined, and the candidates seem to think that conservative Republicans need only to hear the word before responding reflexively […]
Uranium and Fluoride Leak at Westinghouse’s Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia
Columbia, SC (WLTX) – A chemical leak at Westinghouse’s Nuclear Fuel Plant in Columbia raised concerns about potential harm to drinking water. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) released a report on July 23 documenting the recent chemical spill. Radioactive uranium leaked into a 3-inch hole in the floor of their Nuclear Fuel Plant and seeped […]
Lake Superior Research Institute will sample groundwater in 11 counties
The Lake Superior Research Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Superior is launching a new study to test groundwater in 11 northwest Wisconsin counties for naturally occurring fluoride and other selected metals. The project, made possible by a $55,626 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, aims to test 700 water samples from privately-owned wells […]
Residents question Council about Husky HF tank
Residents from around the region addressed the Superior City Council about their concerns with the use of hydrogen fluoride at the Husky Energy refinery. Citing a 2011 report by the Center for Public Integrity, Kevin Swanberg of Duluth said it endangers 180,000 people living in the region. “I came here tonight because I am concerned […]
Workers taken to hospital after hydrofluoric acid spill
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. — Two workers at a business in Lancaster County were taken to the hospital after a hazardous materials spill, firefighters said. Firefighters said the workers at Superior Plastic Products on Peters Road in New Holland were moving a 275-gallon tote of hydrofluoric acid. The tote was punctured and about a quarter of […]
Sewage spill in Spruce Pine forces closure of North Toe River to public
SPRUCE PINE – The waters have been stormy this week for this small Mitchell County town. The North Toe River, which serves as a drinking water source and a major hub of outdoor recreation for fishing, swimming, wading and summertime cooling down, has been hit by two hazardous spills this week. On Wednesday, the county health […]