Only one of the 10 legislative fracking bills addresses acid jobs, which has some environmentalists concerned. Companies are not required to report their use of acid, which allows them to pump large quantities of this substance into the ground with no regulation. “These are super-hazardous, poisonous chemicals and we have no idea what they are […]
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Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
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California environmentalists fear frack fight a distraction
May 28 (Reuters) – As California sets the ground rules for drilling in the Monterey oil formation, a hard-to-reach shale reserve that is the largest in the United States, some environmentalists worry that politicians, regulators and fellow activists are fighting the wrong battle. The state regulator is hammering out rules for hydraulic fracturing, while the […]
Potsdam: Letter to Mayor Steve Yurgartis and the Board of Trustees
Dear Mayor Yurgartis and Members of the Board of Trustees, Cancer Action NY has become active in an effort underway in Watertown to bring an end to fluoridation of city water. We are a member of Watertown Anti-Fluoridation Action. Please visit the Facebook page for this group. The page provides access to a great quantity […]
Springville will continue its municipal fluoridation
The village of Springville Board of Trustees voted to not form a committee to examine the municipal water fluoridation, after each board member and eight community members spoke about the subject, at the May 20 meeting. Mark Maussner, a town of Concord resident, who initially brought the issue to the board, first spoke out against […]
Racism and Classism in the Argument for Fluoridation in Portland’s Water
Today is the final day of voting in the Portland special election that will decide whether fluoride is added to the city’s water. Most U.S. cities already have fluoride in the water. Portland is the largest city that doesn’t. Portland residents have repeatedly voted against it. Recently, the city council decided to implement it anyway, […]
Portland Voters Reject Water Fluoridation for the Fourth Time
Mayor Charlie Hales expressed his disappointment in a statement. “The measure lost despite my own ‘yes’ vote.That’s sure disappointing, but I accept the will of the voters.” Portland voters first turned down fluoridation when the process began in the 1950?s, and again during the 1960?s. It was briefly approved in 1978, however that plan was […]
Rebel Portland: Clean Water Warriors Claim Victory
If you worked on the ‘Healthy Kids Healthy Portland‘ campaign promoting fluoridation of Portland’s legendary Bull Run fresh water, you’re probably not having the best week. You’re probably thinking, “I don’t understand, HOW could we have lost by 21 percent with the campaign manager/consultant duo of Evyn Mitchell and Mark Wiener that crafted platinum chart-toppers […]
Portland: Inspired water fight sends message
Outspent Portland fluoride opponents rallied a movement Now we know why fluoride backers pressed so hard to avoid a public vote. Anti-fluoridation forces — who raised far less money, had fewer seasoned campaign professionals and lost a one-sided battle for newspaper and other endorsements — easily overturned the Portland City Council’s decision to fluoridate the […]
ADA’s American Dental Political Action Committee presents awards
Awards presented during the May 13-15 Washington Leadership Conference in the nation’s capital recognize grassroots activity by American Dental Political Action Committee dentists. Read the ADA’s full article
Watertown City Council could be leaning to get rid of fluoride
Could the Watertown City Council end up voting to take fluoride out of the city’s water supply? Mayor Jeffrey E. Graham thinks so. If a vote was held now, Mr. Graham said, he believes there would be a “50-50” chance that the City Council would vote to get rid of the colorless, tasteless chemical that […]