Machias voters will decide next week whether to continue adding fluoride to the town water supply. “[Shall] fluoride be added to the public water supply for the intended purpose of reducing tooth decay?” reads Article 55 for the 2016 Machias town meeting, set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, in the Machias High School gymnasium. […]
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Liquid Assets: Town looking for ways to deal with dwindling Whiskey Springs flow, high fluoride levels
The Town of West Yellowstone is asking everyone to be conservative with their water usage this summer as the output of Whiskey Springs has slowed to an alarming level. Superintendent of Public Works James Patterson told the Town Council Tuesday that steps need to be taken to conserve water as the output of Whiskey Springs […]
Arab: Council takes no action on water board request
The Arab City Council apparently doesn’t plan to comply with a request from the Arab Water Works to put on hold all matters pertaining to the city’s lawsuit against the water board until the Alabama Supreme Court rules on pending appeals. The water board made the request last week. After an executive session Monday night, […]
Statewide Legislation to Overturn Portland’s Vote Against Water Fluoridation?
Groups Call on Gov. Kate Brown for Response After State Dental Director Suggests Goal That Would Require Overturning Votes Against Fluoridation in Portland and Other Oregon Cities Salem, OR – Clean Water Oregon called on Governor Kate Brown, House Speaker Tina Kotek and Senate President Peter Courtney to respond to plans announced last week by […]
In New York, some new activists take up old war on fluoride
Protests take on green hue At a public meeting in New York City last month, the topic was supposed to be the state’s $8 billion Medicaid waiver program. But when 13 anti-fluoride activists took the microphone to protest the use of Medicaid funds for fluoride, it became something unexpected. A 16-year-old high school student skipped […]
Second-class city effort passes hurdle in Port Angeles; date of election to be determined
PORT ANGELES — A petition to change Port Angeles city government to second-class-city status has enough valid signatures to bring the question before voters, Clallam County Auditor Shoona Riggs said last week. If voters approve what’s called for in the petition, the city would switch from a code city back to its pre-1971 second-class-city status. […]
Flubendiamide: EPA judge upholds pesticide registration cancellation
Note from FAN: Molecular structure of Flubendiamide, CAS No. C23H22F7IN2O4S _________________________________________________________________ EPA’s decision to cancel the registrations of flubendiamide, marketed by Bayer’s Crop Science Division as Belt, has been upheld by an agency administrative law judge (ALJ). Susan Biroe, a chief ALJ with the EPA, said Bayer and fellow registrant Nichino America accepted the terms […]
Arab Water Works asks to put case on hold until Supreme Court rules
Arab Water Works manager Rodney Hyatt has asked the City of Arab to put on hold all matters pertaining to the city’s lawsuit against the water board until the Alabama Supreme Court rules on pending appeals. The city sued the water board in Marshall County Circuit Court earlier this year after the board refused to […]
Wellington’s water: The debate over fluoride use surfaces
Depending on who is asked, water fluoridation is either a modern marvel of preventative dentistry or a poison putting people in danger. Wellington’s water practices are back in the spotlight for the first time since 2014 when the village became the first municipality in Palm Beach County to stop fluoridating its water. The village had […]
Buffalo: Public Fluoridation Hearings Complete, No Decision By Council
Thursday afternoon the City of Buffalo had their final public hearing on the possibility of adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water, and again, the overwhelming sentiment of those attending was for the city not to do it. The few that spoke at the hearing were opposed to adding the fluoride to the city’s water, […]