• Sign Petition • See Bill to Repeal Mandatory Fluoridation in MN PETITION Minnesota statute, (144.145) requires the fluoridation of the municipal water supply. Hydrofluosilicic Acid is an industrial by-product of the phosphate industry that is added to the water for the, “prevention of tooth decay.” This chemical is too toxic to be legally discharged […]
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Minnesota’s law firm in 3M PFC case disqualified
A Court of Appeals conflict of interest ruling against law firm representing state is a major blow for the attorney general’s office. After 2½ years, more than 50 highly technical expert depositions and about 6 million pages of documents, the state’s high-profile lawsuit against 3M Co. over alleged damages from a widely used family of […]
Water found to be key factor in PFC levels
Biomonitoring data from the Minnesota Department of Health also confirms that years of cleanup efforts are showing positive results. An analysis of PFC levels in residents of Cottage Grove, Lake Elmo and Oakdale confirms the cause-effect link between how much unfiltered water those people drank and the amount of the pervasive chemical compounds were found […]
MN Bill SF 1668: The repeal of municipal water fluoridation
Minnesota Senate Bill SF 1668 Municipal water fluoridation requirement repeal Introduced May 17, 2013 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to health; repealing law relating to fluoridation of municipal water; 1.3 repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.145; Minnesota Rules, part 1.4 4720.0030. 1.5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: […]
Minnesota rebuffs 3M offer to pay to monitor PFCs in east metro
The 3M Co. offered to pay the $626,000 tab to continue a biomonitoring program to measure PFC levels in residents of three east-metro communities, but the offer was rejected because of the state’s ongoing lawsuit against the company. An advisory panel of experts with the Minnesota Department of Health had recommended continuing the five-year-old program […]
Minnesota: More bad news on DuPont/3M chemicals and drinking water
Current drinking water limits appear to be “several hundredfold too high.” The Minnesota Department of Health has a “ Health Risk Limit” of 300 nanograms/liter for C8 (PFOA) one of a family of perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs) make by 3M Company that has caused widespread contamination of drinking water in Minnesota and elsewhere. This limit was […]
Minnesota: New state study finds 55 percent of third-graders have a cavity
Note from Fluoride Action Network: 98.7% of Minnesota’s public water supplies are fluoridated More than half of Minnesota third-graders have had a cavity. That’s according to the state’s first comprehensive oral health plan, stemming from a 2010 survey of more than 1,500 third-graders in 40 public schools. Chris Carroll of Winona’s Pediatric Dental Care said […]
MN: State budget plan would idle PFC biomonitoring study in Washington County
State health officials plan to idle a study of perfluorochemical (PFC) levels in Cottage Grove and other east-metro residents, but a legislative effort could reverse that decision. The Minnesota Department of Health plans to wind down its monitoring of 3M-produced chemicals in a group of local citizens and divert funds to other public health research […]
Minnesota: East metro: 3M, Met Council agree that Mississippi is not ‘impaired’
Two legal adversaries have found something they can agree on — the Mississippi River is clean enough. The Metropolitan Council and 3M Co. have asked the state of Minnesota to declare that the pollution of the river by 3M’s chemicals wasn’t as bad as previously thought. But at the same time, the Met Council is […]
Coon Rapids recognized for water quality
The city of Coon Rapids has been recognized for its water fluoridation quality by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). According to the 2011 Water Fluoridation Quality Award, the CDC commends the city’s water system “for its consistent and professional adjustment of the water fluoride content to the optimum level or oral […]