Group seeks vote on plan to add chemical to city’s water Opponents of Portland’s plan to add fluoride to the city’s water turned in signature petitions a day ahead of a deadline and with thousands of signatures to spare. Clean Water Portland leader Kim Kaminski said the group submitted more than 43,000 signatures Thursday — […]
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Anti-fluoride group collects 43,236 signatures in fight for Portland vote
Fluoride opponents celebrated Thursday outside Portland City Hall after submitting more than twice as many signatures needed to force a public vote on the city’s controversial plan. Leaders of Clean Water Portland said 43,236 voters signed a petition to block — and refer to the ballot — the city’s Sept. 12 decision approving fluoride. City […]
Minnesota: Judge disqualifies outside counsel in Minn. AG’s 3M case
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A Minnesota judge has ruled a private firm can’t represent state Attorney General Lori Swanson in her lawsuit against 3M Company. According to the ABA Journal, Hennepin County District Court Judge Robert Blaeser decided Thursday to grant 3M’s motion to disqualify Covington & Burling, an international firm with U.S. offices in […]
What’s Next In Santa Fe’s Fluoride Debate?
For those who can’t get enough of Santa Fe’s ongoing fluoride debate, today’s Buckman Direct Diversion board meeting could be rather interesting. The city-county board, which governs the area’s largest water delivery system, is scheduled to discuss fluoridation at 4 p.m. at City Hall. For those not in the loop, the meeting comes on the […]
PADRE DAM MUNICIPAL WATER BOARD DISTRICT 4 SEAT: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST CHALLENGES INCUMBENT
(San Diego’s East County)—Two candidates are vying for the 4th District seat on the Padre Dam Municipal Water Board. Incumbent Augie Caires is running on his record, including slashing the District’s deficit and saving money for customers. His opponent, environmental health specialist John Hammerstrand, wants to eliminate contaminants including fluoride, a neurotoxin, from drinking water. […]
Pine Island: GPIWA board to let membership vote on fluoride issue
The Board of Directors of The Greater Pine Island Water Association Inc. has decided to hold a vote of its membership in order to determine their opinion on their plans to increase the existing fluoride level of the greater Pine Island water supply to the optimal level recommended by the U. S. Department of Health […]
Wichita: County Commission to allow public comments on fluoridation next week
Opponents of fluoridating Wichita’s drinking water will get a chance to speak their mind next week with Sedgwick County commissioners. But so will people who support adding fluoride to the water. Commissioners agreed to let both sides talk at their Oct. 17 meeting after Mark Gietzen, president of the Kansas Republican Assembly, fumed about a […]
Dunedin: Mayor Changes Stance on Fluoridated Water Supply
Last November, Mayor Dave Eggers said he didn’t want fluoride in the city’s water supply. Three weeks ago, he announced that he’d changed his mind. Eggers, up for re-election this November, publicly reversed his stance on water fluoridation nearly a year after he cast a losing vote to take it out in a 3-2 commission decision, that […]
Anti-fluoride group will submit more than 35,000 signatures to Portland in ‘confident’ bid to force vote
An anti-fluoride group said it’s been so successful collecting signatures to block Portland’s controversial fluoride plan that it will turn them in Thursday — a day ahead of schedule and with thousands of signatures to spare. If they succeeded in collecting 19,858 valid signatures from city voters, Portland’s already-approved fluoride plan would come to a […]
Anti-fluoride speakers attend Cassadaga Village Board meeting
Excerpt: Those opposed to fluoridation of the Cassadaga water system used the public comment section of the village board meeting to voice their displeasure with the idea. … Trustee Ron Dechard and Deputy Mayor Rodney Waite suggested that a postcard could be sent to all water customers asking for their anonymous input so that the […]