PFOA: US prosecutors seek records of unregulated chemical in river

Federal prosecutors have demanded documents, research and monitoring data from a state agency as they investigate a Fortune 500 company’s release of a little-studied chemical into a river that supplies drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people, officials said Thursday. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality received a subpoena last week from U.S. […]

Tecopa, California, Finally Gets Clean Drinking Water

Tecopa, California, is known for its water. The small town, about 80 miles west of Las Vegas, is home to hot springs that some say have healing powers. But that’s not the case if you drink the water. Wells in the area are tainted with naturally occurring arsenic, fluoride and minerals that can cause kidney stones […]

Fluoridation: A Failed Tooth Decay Preventive, Federal Data Shows

After 72 years of fluoridation, reaching 2/3 of Americans, promising to substantially reduce tooth decay, especially in poor children, the American Journal of Public Health (2017)  reports “Despite significant financial, training, and program investments, US children’s caries experience and inequities continued to increase over the last 20 years,” reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to […]

Kenyon: Peek at the Past

August 1967 The Village Council took the initial step to comply with the mandatory water fluoridation law passed by the State Legislature. The council authorized the Kenyon Municipal Utilities Commission to proceed with fluoridation of city water at the direction of commissioners. *Original article online at http://www.southernminn.com/the_kenyon_leader/community/article_f6c0d34d-efa4-539c-93c6-abc46168e02f.html

Albuquerque: County water authority might add fluoride to water

A proposal facing the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority would add supplemental fluoride back into drinking water. Albuquerque voters approved fluoridation of drinking water in the early 1970s. The Water Authority stopped adding it in 2011, while the federal government looked into changing the recommendations for how much fluoride is healthy. In 2015, the […]

Simplot CEO visits Pocatello

POCATELLO — As its global footprint expands, J.R. Simplot will again become one of the most cost-effective phosphate producers in the nation, the company’s top official said Wednesday. “I’m really excited to announce that we will be among one of the cheapest producers in the United States once we have the new ammonia plant up […]