Note from Fluoride Action Network, Below is the survey that was publicly released online in Humboldt County. See the article on the survey at: What do you think about fluoride? Local health officials would like to hear it. Chris L. Coker, research analyst at the California Center for Rural Policy, explains: “The California Center for […]
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Humboldt County: What do you think about fluoride? Local health officials would like to hear it
Fluoride! Savior or scourge? Some people have strong feelings about this. Are you one of those people who have strong feelings on this “issue”? Or maybe you are one of those people who does not have particularly strong feelings? Either way, the California Center for Rural Policy, in conjunction with the Redwood Community Action Agency, […]
Sierra Club Questionnaire to city of Davis candidates: Fluoridation
Introduction – Every 2 years the Sierra Club Yolano Group prepares questionnaires for candidates in local races we deem to be seriously contested and/or where there are clear differences between the candidates on matters of interest to the public and/or our local Sierra Club members. We use questionnaires with written responses to allow the candidates […]
Fluoride Fear Stages a Comeback
“Have you never wondered why I drink only distilled water, or rainwater, and only pure-grain alcohol? Have you ever heard of a thing called fluoridation of water? Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face?” That was Gen. Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden) to […]
Sulfoxaflor: Attorney General Becerra Files Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Challenging Improper EPA Approval of Pesticide that is Toxic to Bees
Note from Fluoride Action Network The structural formula of Sulfoxaflor (see more information) SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) improper registration process for new uses of sulfoxaflor. Sulfoxaflor is a pesticide that, due to its […]
California Bill To Ban Toxic PFAS From Firefighting Foam Heads to Governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – On Sunday, the California legislature approved a measure to address the growing contamination crisis of toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS. The bill would ban the chemicals in PFAS-based firefighting foams, like aqueous film-forming foam, or AFFF – one of the most significant sources of PFAS water contamination. The bill now goes […]
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Awards Nearly $3.4 Million in Grants to California Nonprofits
68 Organizations Received Funding to Provide Relief to Communities Amid COVID-19 SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation has given grants to 68 organizations, totaling nearly $3.4 million, in California to provide relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic. These unrestricted grants were intended to help the Foundation’s nonprofit partners continue to […]
Fipronil: Attorney General Becerra Criticizes EPA for Flawed and Inconsistent Risk Assessment of Hazardous Insecticide Used in Pet Products
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Fipronil structural formula (see adverse effects) SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed comments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) criticizing its flawed and inconsistent risk assessment of the insecticide fipronil. According to the EPA’s own research, fipronil exposure from pet pest control products is associated with a troubling […]
Sulfuryl Fluoride: Whittier man dies after entering residence during termite fumigation
Note from Fluoride Action Network The brain is the main target of Sulfuryl fluoride. Structural Formula of Sulfuryl Fluoride: Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies enter a tented home in Whittier, where a man was found dead Tuesday. (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department) A Whittier man was found dead Tuesday after entering his own home while […]
Fluoride exposure among pregnant women in California
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: While the following is a good article, a little reality needs to be introduced into the first paragraph. The references are from the fluoridation-promoting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a co-author of the article on disparities, Michael Lennon of the British Fluoridation Society. Poor and low-income children […]