Clean Water Portland hosts Atlanta pediatrician Dr. Yolanda Whyte, current member of the National Medical Association’s Environmental Health Task Force, speaking on the impact of fluoride on children’s health. The events are Tuesday, Feb. 12 at Portland State University, Room 236 in the Smith Memorial Student Union, 7 p.m.; and Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Emmanuel […]
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A Davis County-driven water bill stalls in Legislature because of logjam
SALT LAKE CITY — A Davis County-driven bill to force suppliers to verify the quality of products used to fluoridate county water systems has run into a logjam in the Legislature. A Senate committee chose not to vote on HB 72, sponsored by Rep. Roger Barrus, R-Centerville, effectively stalling a bill that would have imposed […]
Lincoln: Fluoride presentation on February 9
A film and discussion about the controversy surrounding the use of fluoride will be held at the Lincoln Library Saturday, Feb. 9, 2 to 4 p.m. The presentation is free to the public. The conversation will include views on the use of fluoride in Lincoln’s water supply.
Mediator orders reinstatement of fired Gilbert water official
The Gilbert water manager who was fired last fall amid a controversial shutdown of the town’s fluoridation system will likely have his job back after a hearing officer on Tuesday declared his dismissal “arbitrary and capricious.” Chris Ochs was terminated in September after upper management discovered voter-mandated fluoridation had been halted at the town’s North […]
Pine Island: Upcoming island water association by-law addition and directors election
To the editor All of the voting members of the Greater Pine Island Water Association should have received their ballot for voting for water board positions and the new amendment to the by-laws, Article XV. If you haven’t received your ballot, stop in GPIWA office and they will provide a duplicate. The ballot must be […]
Cadillac Considers Fluoride
City officials in Cadillac want voters to decide whether to add fluoride to the water. Cadillac is the largest city in Michigan without fluoridation. The city is considering a grant to help pay for a system to add fluoride. Fluoride prevents tooth decay but some council members have reservations about adding it to the city […]
Graham wants to remove fluoride from drinking water
If Mebane follows the lead of Graham, drinking water both municipalities draw upon will no longer be fluoridated. Graham’s city council voted unanimously Tuesday night to discontinue adding fluoride to the Graham-Mebane Lake water supply, contingent on their partner-city’s action. The decision came after the council heard a presentation from its utilities director, Victor Quick, […]
Boston: Residents in some suburbs want fluoride out of their water
Officials and residents in several communities south of Boston are pushing to stop or reduce the use of fluoride in their drinking water supply. A majority of Massachusetts residents receive tap water that includes a chemical additive — either sodium fluoride, sodium fluorosilicate, or fluorosilicic acid — to help stave off tooth decay. Over the past 60 […]
City commissioner unexpectedly raises issue of Lawrence drinking water fluoridation
Like a cavity that sneaks up on you at the dentist office, Lawrence city commissioners found the makings of an unexpected debate on Tuesday. Should the city’s two water treatment plants continue to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water? City commissioners at their weekly meeting directed City Auditor Michael Eglinski to prepare a report […]
Salina group wants fluoride out of water
Water. Your mom said to drink it growing up, your coaches told you to drink it after practice, and your doctor says to drink plenty of it. But Salina Cares worries that its city’s water may actually be bad for people’s health. “Right now, our focus is on keeping flouride out of the water supply […]