VERNON TOWNSHIP — Whether Meadville Area Water Authority customers’ water is fluoridated could be decided in April. The ground rules for a decision-making process that has been years in development was announced with little fanfare at the end of a 25-minute meeting in the water authority’s conference room Wednesday. Moments before the meeting’s end, Tim Groves, […]
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Letter: Proctor’s chance to end fluoridation
Proctor residents will have a chance to vote on fluoridation at their annual floor meeting Monday, March 6, provided the selectmen put the item on the agenda. Monday, Jan. 23, is the meeting at which selectmen will make the decision on the town meeting agenda. Those of us fighting fluoridation in Rutland would obviously like […]
Congressman Ted Lieu Releases Statement On Proposed Ban Of Hydrofluoric Acid In South Bay Refineries
Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding a proposed ban of highly dangerous hydrofluoric acid by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). “I commend the South Coast AQMD for doing the right thing and proposing a ban on highly toxic hydrofluoric acid at South Bay […]
Durango fluoride fight hearkens to Colorado Springs brown stain history
A fight over fluoride in Durango is nothing to smile at. It’s gotten pretty gnarly, judging from the excellent coverage of The Durango Herald. Next month the City Council is expected to decide whether to put a yes-or-no question on the ballot in April to let voters decide whether the city should continue to add […]
AQMD proposes ban on toxic hydrofluoric acid at South Bay refineries
In a stunning move that relieved and surprised local activists, the region’s air pollution watchdog plans to seek a ban on a highly toxic acid used at oil refineries in Torrance and Wilmington, the Daily Breeze has learned. Susan Nakamura, acting assistant deputy executive officer with the South Coast Air Quality Management District [AQMD], said […]
Durango City Council could put fluoride on February ballot
Voters may decide whether fluoride should be added to Durango’s city water in April. The Durango City Council will vote on whether the question will be go to voters on Feb. 7. A public hearing dedicated to the issue will be held at 5 p.m. Jan. 30 at City Hall. “I will be very surprised […]
Arab: Writer responds to Austad’s fluoride column
Editor: In pro-fluoride fashion Steve Austad’s column in last week’s paper is the typical bait and switch I have become accustomed to in the last year and a half. Insinuating that what is put in our water is natural or if anyone has a problem with fluoride they have to be a conspiracy theorist and […]
EPA’s Six-Year Review of Fluoride: Public Comments requested.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released it’s Six-Year Review of Fluoride in the January 11, 2017, Federal Register, titled: National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Announcement of the Results of EPA’s Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues. Aside from Fluoride, the EPA is soliciting […]
Kingsport sticking with fluoride
KINGSPORT — The city of Kingsport has added fluoride to its water system since the early 1950s, an action taken like many communities across the country to help improve the dental health of residents. And while two local governments are considering removing fluoride from the water treatment process, Kingsport has no plans to change course. A […]
Silent protest: Fluoride debate rages on in Buda
The fluoride debate in Buda raged on as members of an anti-fluoride group flocked to the Jan. 3 city council meeting to demonstrate in a silent protest on the issue. Protesters with the Flouride Free movement demonstrated by holding up orange signs with the words “Hear Us!” printed on them, which were shown when those […]