Excerpt: Also at the meeting, the council unanimously voted to enter into a memorandum of understanding with Northshore Mining for a trial program allow the plant to send its high fluoride water to the city. The plant is treating the high fluoride water as much as it is able, but now will mix the water […]
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In-school dental care helps maintain healthy smiles
MANKATO — Families living on a tight budget can face difficulties getting their children the dental care they need. Even if they have insurance, a trip to the dentist’s office could pull the parent away from their job and the child out of class. With those barriers in mind, dental professionals have been bringing free […]
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
Cook County: Free fluoride well-testing
Who: Oral Health Task Force When: Wed, 05/31/2017 – 6:00pm The Oral Health Task Force is offering free fluoride well-testing for families, day-cares, and other homes where children either live or visit on a consistent basis. This offer includes pre-natal moms and young adults up to 26 years old. More information is available from Georgene […]
Thousands of Minnesotans go without regular dental care
Note from FAN: Fluoridation is mandated in the state of Minnesota. The most recent information (2012) ranks Minnesota # 2 for fluoridation, with 98.2% of the population receiving fluoridated water. _______________________________________________________________ University’s unfunded mobile dental clinic could help fill at-risk kids’ needs Heather Lange knows the value of regular dental checkups for her kids, but […]
Hydrofluoric acid burns 6 Eden Prairie firefighters, equipment quarantined
It started out as a business fire on Wednesday, but as Eden Prairie firefighters began taking off their gear, it all changed. “That’s when firefighters were experiencing tingling in their hands and arms, and also we had at least two firefighters developing rashes,” Eden Prairie Fire Chief George Esbensen said. “And that’s just a very, […]
PFOA. Full disclosure: Another toxic villain rides into the sunset
End of the line for PFOA This year is the deadline for phasing out PFOA and related compounds, which have been commonly used in waterproof clothing, firefighting foam, nonstick cookware and other products. On Jan. 15, the EPA announced that it would also seek the power to block any new use or imports of those […]
Minnesota: More PFC testing scheduled next week for three east metro cities
A third round of testing residents in three Washington County communities to gauge their exposure to PFCs will begin next week, the Minnesota Department of Health announced Wednesday. The biomonitoring will determine the effectiveness of measures taken to reduce exposures to PFCs — perfluorochemicals, a family of compounds formerly manufactured by 3M Co. but that […]
State’s lawsuit against 3M over PFCs at crossroads
More than three years after Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sued 3M Co. over PFC pollution damages, the state’s case is at a crucial pivot point, at risk of having to start from scratch. The state Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments with high stakes for both sides: whether the state can keep using […]
Lake Elmo quits state’s PFC lawsuit against 3M
The city of Lake Elmo has decided to withdraw from the state’s case against 3M Co. over PFCs in the east metro area, dealing a second setback in recent weeks to the nearly 3-year-old lawsuit. Instead, the city has entered an agreement to discuss issues surrounding perfluorochemicals directly with the company instead of through the […]