The board of directors of the Greater Pine Island Water Association sent out 5,840 ballots in the mail Friday to provide the members with an opportunity to vote whether or not they want to increase the fluoride level to 0.7 ppm. The ballot, which contains three pages – two letters and the ballot, must be […]
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Dentist upset over Pulaski decision to end fluoride in water
PULASKI — A local dentist plans to lead a protest against the Village of Pulaski’s decision to stop putting fluoride in its water by Friday. Dr. Bill Buckley recently resigned from the village water board after it voted 3-1 in October to end fluoride in the drinking water. The Water Board chair says there were concerns the […]
Mercury News editorial on the fluoridation of Santa Clara county
It’s been a marathon effort to improve children’s health in Silicon Valley, but the finish line is in sight. A key vote is coming next week to finally have the Santa Clara Valley Water District fluoridate the water it supplies to much of Santa Clara County — including most of San Jose, now the largest […]
Pulaski: Feedback: Village Removing Fluoride From Water System
People in the village of Pulaski may not notice it right away, but starting Friday, there will be something missing in the water. Fluoride. It’s a big mistake to Dr. William Buckley, a dentist in the village. “I think it’s sad for the children of this village that they don’t think enough of their health […]
Romulus: Despite dentists’ pleas, Seneca supervisors nix fluoride for Water District 1
WATERLOO — Despite appeals to reconsider the benefits, or at least table a decision for more information, the Seneca County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to begin the process of removing fluoride from county Water District No. 1 in Romulus. The motion before the board, which was recommended by the county Public Works Committee, directs […]
Pinellas: Should Newspapers Endorse Candidates? The Case of the Fluoride Four
Should newspapers be in the business of endorsing candidates? And is there really an editorial firewall between the reporters and the editorial page of newspapers? Yes, and yes, says Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute’s Sense-making Project. Case in point: the recent coverage and editorial campaign about fluoride in the Tampa Bay Times. It started […]
Train derailment: Workers begin unloading thousands of gallons of hazardous chemicals from derailed tank cars in southwestern Louisville
With Dixie Highway closed again in southwestern Jefferson County and 31 nearby homes evacuated, the unloading of tens of thousands of gallons of dangerous chemicals from derailed rail cars began Tuesday and is expected to continue for at least three days. The evacuation and the closure of Dixie Highway from Ky. 44 to the Salt […]
Easton: Water fluoridation was controversial in 1962
50 years ago today 1962: Water worries: An Express editorial, “To End Confusion, Doubt Over Fluoride Use,” reads in part, “Efforts to bring about fluoridation of Phillipsburg’s water supply thus far have foundered on the rock of resistance by groups who claim the use of this chemical is most everything from a Communist poison plot […]
Student Environmental Center hosts the Asheville Fluoride Discussion
Why do we have fluoride in the public water supply and is it good for us or are there risks? A public 2 on 2 “discussion” will be held Monday, November 12th at 7:00 PM at UNCA in Asheville, North Carolina with doors opening at 6:15. The students of the Student Environmental Center (SEC) at […]
‘High-risk components’ removed from K-25
URS/CH2M Oak Ridge LLC (UCOR) has removed one of the highest risk components remaining in the East Tennessee Technology Park’s (ETTP) K-25 building, with the successful crane removal of five components known as NaF traps. The NaF traps contain a material that was used to absorb uranium from the process system and were in the […]