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 […]

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 […]

Chapel HIll: Human error caused OWASA fluoride overdose, OWASA very sorry about that

An “unintentional [water treatment plant] operator key stroke”—literally, someone hit the wrong button—caused the overfeed of fluoride that forced OWASA to shut down its water plant last week, according to independent reports released Friday. The extra fluoride dosage, plus a major water main break the next day, prompted a water shortage in Orange County that […]

Durango: Flowing to a vote

It may have been the hottest topic in town for more than a year, but following a decision Tuesday night by the Durango City Council, the fight over fluoride is really just beginning. The Council voted against a citizen-driven petition to prohibit the practice of adding fluoride to the city’s water supply, a process called […]

Tucson does not add fluoride to its water

Tucson does not add fluoride to its drinking water and remains one of six major U.S. cities without optimally fluoridated tap water. The government lowered the recommended level to 0.7 milligrams per liter on Monday. But most Tucson Water users — 709,000 people — receive water that averages 0.4 milligrams per liter of naturally occurring […]

“East Brunswick will not continue to purchase fluoride”

December 28, 2017 note from FAN: This article is incorrect. East Brunswick has not stopped fluoridation. EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ –  Many disparate items, ranging from the discontinuation of the water fluoridation to East Brunswick’s non-status as a “sanctuary city,” were discussed, approved, denied and tabled at this week’s meeting of the East Brunswick Township Council. … “East Brunswick will […]