BATTLEFIELD, Mo. – Some people who live in and around Battlefield are concerned after Greene County Public Water Supply District Number 1 leaders revealed they plan to take fluoride out of its drinking water. They say it’s to save money but wouldn’t tell a reporter on Wednesday how much the savings would be. The district […]
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Former EPA Senior Scientist Confirms Fluoride Lowers Children’s IQ
Ostensibly, the purpose of adding the fluoride to public drinking water supplies is to improve dental health in the community, yet even the U.S. Government had to modify this claim by lowering the national fluoride levels in 2015, citing increases in dental fluorosis. In 2012, a major Harvard study found that public water fluoridation poses a risk to the […]
Bill for Mandatory Fluoridation Introduced into Nevada’s Legislature
A bill introduced by two state lawmakers that would require the Nevada Board of Health adopt regulations mandating the fluoridation of water in counties with more than 100,000 residents concerns local officials. The Truckee Meadows Water Authority board heard from its lobbyist, Steve Walker, on Wednesday about bills affecting the utility that are being introduced […]
Bills opposing fluoridation of water supplies killed by House committee
Two attempts to curtail fluoridation of public water supplies have been shot down by a committee of the New Hampshire House. One bill, HB230, would have made it harder to file petitions seeking to add fluoride to water supplies. The other, HB585, would have changed state law to ban fluoridation outright; currently, a municipal water supply can […]
Chattanooga activist page argues against fluoride compound use
Hixson, Tenn. — Heath Marter says he has a problem with Hixson’s water supply. “I came here and asked them for proof of what they put in it,” Marter said. “They couldn’t provide me with any evidence. The only thing they told me, is that it’s hydrofluorosilicic acid.” According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, […]
Jonesborough BMA votes to remove fluoride from water
The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted to removed fluoride from the town’s water supply after a 3-1 vote at its monthly meeting Monday night. The final decision came several months after the issue was first presented to the board and the public rose in defense of both sides of the issue. After a […]
Greenfield: a healthy debate on fluoride
No fluoride After hearing overwhelming opposition from residents, the Greenfield Board of Health has decided not to support community water fluoridation. In October, the Community Health Center of Franklin County suggested the town consider adding fluoride to its public water after a dental hygienist found a significant amount of tooth decay and oral health problems […]
Loan forgiveness: Frankford council to address DNREC proposal
FRANKFORD – Town of Frankford officials on Valentine’s Day will address a proposal that could end a long-running debate with the state and negotiation stalemate with Mountaire Farms dwelling from a well that substantially tapped the town’s water revenue. Town council on Feb. 14 will discuss and possibly vote on the Delaware Department of Natural […]
Seven taken to hospital after acid leak at Phillips refinery near Ferndale
Ferndale – Seven workers were taken to St. Joseph hospital Friday night after toxic hydrofluoric acid was released from the Phillips 66 refinery. Three workers were taken to the hospital as a precaution, Phillips 66 said in a statement. They were all contract workers and their conditions weren’t known Friday. The gas leak occurred about […]
The ExxonMobil near-disaster you probably haven’t heard of
A 2015 explosion at the company’s refinery near Los Angeles came frighteningly close to releasing a lethal gas into a neighborhood; a ban may result It’s been nearly two years since Nadia Levine fielded the frantic calls — the first one from her husband, the next from a co-worker. Panicked, Levine dialed both her children’s […]