26 lawsuits here cite chemical that plant discharged into river Hundreds of people in southern Ohio who say a DuPont chemical plant across the Ohio River contaminated their water and caused their health problems are suing the company in federal court in Columbus. They say that C8, a chemical used to make Teflon at the […]
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‘Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland’ political group forms to support fluoride
A new political group formed this month to support putting fluoride in Portland’s drinking water, and there’s a familiar face running the campaign. “Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland” filed paperwork with the state on Jan. 10 to support Measure 26-151, which will ask voters whether fluoride should be added to Portland’s water supply. The campaign manager? […]
Corporate Gambit on New Jersey’s Drinking Water
Corporate sponsored legislation would shackle regulatory efforts to control chemicals in New Jersey’s drinking water, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Tomorrow, the state legislature will take up a bill to pack the Drinking Water Quality Institute (DWQI) with corporate members and specify precisely what type of scientific studies can be used for […]
Press release from the ADA: Fluoridation news
This week marks the 68th anniversary of community water fluoridation. Grand Rapids, Mich., became the first city in the U.S. to adjust the fluoride levels in its water supply to lower tooth decay rates in children on Jan. 25, 1945. According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fluoridated water […]
Holmen: Board votes to switch fluoride types
At a special board meeting Thursday to consider a possible April referendum on fluoridation, the Holmen Village Board did not vote on a referendum, signaling it might go ahead with resumption of fluoridation April 1. The board did vote, however, to change the type of fluoride it will use. Board members approved using sodium fluoride […]
Loxley Council to consider ending fluoridation at Feb 11 meeting
The Loxley Town Council passed a pair of ordinances and a pair of resolutions at its meeting Monday night, but more importantly did not vote on an ordinance which would have more than doubled the town’s lodging tax…. In other business Monday, the council: … Set a public hearing for the next town council meeting […]
Holmen board OKs April 1 fluoride restart
Fluoridation is set to resume in Holmen on April 1, but the vote to restart it was just as close as the vote in 2011 to suspend. The motion passed 4-3 at the Holmen Village Board’s regular monthly meeting Jan. 10. The swing vote in favor of fluoridation came from board member Michael Dunham. While […]
Poll: Should Yorktown Keep Fluoride In Drinking Water?
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – Yorktown’s Town Board will hold an informational hearing next week to consider discontinuing the practice of adding fluoride to the drinking water supply, and The Yorktown Daily Voice wants to know where you stand. Reader Results as of noon on 1-17-13 Should Yorktown keep fluoride in its drinking water? Yes – 38% No […]
Letter: Yorktown Should Continue Fluoridating Its Water
Note: Yorktown is in Westchester County Letter to the Editor: On Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m., the Yorktown Town Board will hold an information hearing on whether the town should continue its current practice of fluoridating its drinking water supply, something the town has been doing since 1965 without any controversy and without any problems […]
GUEST OPINION: Magical thinking about fluoridation in Sonoma County
“For every complex problem, there is an answer that is clear, simple—and wrong.” — H.L. Mencken In an Aug. 7 Press Democrat story about Sonoma County’s new public health officer, Dr. Lynn Silver-Chalfin, we read that in her capacity as assistant health commissioner for New York City, she helped the city ban trans fats. This […]