Wednesday night’s debate to discuss the pros and cons of adding fluorosilicic acid (aka fluoride) to the Bull Run water supply that Portland depends upon saw an excess of 240 concerned citizens pack the Matt Dishman Community Center’s auditorium. The event was sponsored by the Multnomah County Democrats. Moderator Teddy Keizer, Chair of the Mult-Co Dems opened […]
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Southwest Harbor: Fluoride benefits, risks debated
SOUTHWEST HARBOR — At the 1959 town meeting here, Kenny Hutchins was among the majority voting to have fluoride added to the public water supply to help prevent tooth decay. He plans to vote the same way at town meeting May 7, when residents will reconsider that 54-year-old decision. Anne Napier, a registered nurse and […]
Mountain City votes to continue with fluoride in water
Mountain City town council meeting … The other big topic of the night was a final discussion and conclusion on the board’s recent decision about whether or not to continue a fluoride program in the city water supply. Having listened to various concerns from both sides of the issue at last month’s meeting, the council […]
Utah halts Fluoridation?
With the “Safe Drinking Water Disclosure Act” – H.B. 72 – the state of Utah is holding the companies that “fluoridate” Utah’s drinking waters accountable for pouring huge amounts of other toxic chemicals in the water along with the fluoridation chemicals. Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill last week that requires chemical companies to […]
Council hears mixed views on fluoride at Au Gres meeting
Au GRES — Residents and interested parties packed Au Gres City Hall April 9 during the city council’s regular meeting to express their views and concerns on fluoridated water. The city council voted not to fund any fluoride-related expansion of the existing water plant during a special meeting March 12, and many people attended this […]
Holmen considering another fluoride proposal
HOLMEN — The village of Holmen could begin its fluoridation program without spending another $80,000 under a proposal to be considered Thursday by the Holmen Village Board. Board member Mike Dunham has proposed that the village start up fluoridation using the equipment and process already in place and then conduct a voter referendum in 2014 […]
Columbia Falls: EPA explains aluminum-plant study
The Flathead Basin Commission got an update Wednesday on an Environmental Protection Agency assessment of the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. property. A regional director for the EPA recently announced that the agency would conduct an assessment of the property in response to a letter from Montana Sens. Max Baucus and Jon Tester. The Democratic senators […]
Hampton tables fluoridation issue indefinitely
The issue of whether to keep adding fluoride to Hampton’s water was tabled indefinitely during a City Council workshop Monday night. Mayor Shawn Dietz said after council members gathered input from citizens it was decided that the a majority of them want to keep adding fluoride to the city’s water. “The decision of the council […]
Portland. Kaiser Permanente Chips in $25,000 for Fluoride Campaign
Kaiser Permanente has written a $25,000 check to Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland, the political action committee pushing for Measure 26-151, which would authorize fluoridation of Portland’s water supply, according to a filing with the state. That check continues a mini-trend: the pro-fluoride campaign has gotten institutional support, while the anti-fluoride campaign, Clean Water Portland, is […]
Portland. The Battle For Bull Run: Fighting Against Fluoridation
With the amount of media blitzing that’s bombarded Portland’s airwaves, interwebs, and neighborhood front yards, you’d have thought the dual campaigns for and against fluoridating Bull Run fresh water had been going on for years. In fact, this fight started in earnest just last fall, when the consulting & lobbying group Upstream Public Health began […]