PALISADE, Colo.- Palisade has stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water supply. After running out of the chemical material back in March, the city had to make a decision. Frank Watt, public works director, said, “We asked the question, are we achieving our purpose of providing the safest drinking water possible? The addition of fluoride […]
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NYC “Speak Out Against Fluoridation” Rally May 15 City Hall Steps
New York City Council Member Peter F. Vallone,Jr. will hold NYC’s first-ever Speak Out Against Fluoridation Rally and Press Conference on Tuesday, May 15th at 11 am on City Hall steps. Fluoride chemicals are added to NYC’s water, not to purify it, but in a failed effort to treat tap-water drinkers against tooth decay. Science […]
NYC: Councilman Peter Vallone is pushing to ban fluoride from the City water supply
The next time you tell your kids that they need to drink more water, take a long hard look at what you’re really giving them. On Tuesday, May 15, Councilman Peter Vallone D-Astoria will hold a rally at City Hall, to protest the act of adding fluoride in New York City’s drinking water, our drinking […]
Escondido: Some blame water fluoridation for March chemical spill
A Palomar College tutor and some local residents say Escondido’s tap-water fluoridation program might be to blame for a March 26 chemical spill that could cost the city more than $2 million. They said the spill, which contaminated 1,700 tons of soil in northeastern Escondido, should prompt the city to reconsider a controversial 2004 decision […]
Milwaukee: Monica Hebl, DDS, responds to Alderman Jim Bohl’s proposal to end fluoridation
Dr. Monica Hebl, a Milwaukee general dentist, past-president of the Greater Milwaukee Dental Association and Wisconsin Dental Association and vice chair of the American Dental Association Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations, today released the following statement regarding Ald. Jim Bohl’s proposal to end Milwaukee’s community water fluoridation program. “This is an extremely misguided […]
OPINION: Fluoride and cognitive dissonance
Reading the recent letter to the editor from Dr. Staples and Dr. Kanelos, “About Fluoride” (April 25), was like stepping into a cognitive dissonance machine. With all due respect to their training and skill as dental professionals, the overwhelming weight of evidence suggests that, in this matter, they are wrong. Their claim that investing $1 […]
Hydrogen fluoride: EPA fines North Portland Kanto Corporation for failing to report use of toxic chemicals
Kanto Corporation, a Portland chemical manufacturer, failed to report the use of toxic chemicals at its facility in violation of community right-to-know laws, according to a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday. Kanto agreed to correct violations of the federal Toxics Release Inventory Program and pay a fine, according to the EPA. Kanto […]
Michigan: ‘Do Not Eat’ fish advisory issued for Clarks Marsh in Iosco County
LANSING – The Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) has issued a “do not eat” advisory for all fish taken from Clarks Marsh, south of the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base, in Iosco County. Pumpkinseed and bluegill fish samples were collected from the marsh in 2011. Laboratory analysis of the samples indicates that levels of […]
Pevely: Fluoridation ends on May 1st
The following press release, titled “Cuts and Changes” was issued in April 2012. As we approach the halfway point in our fiscal budget year myself, the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen face the task of amending the budget to better suit our revenues and expenditures. On Monday, April 16th during a special workshop the […]
Madison Utilities board hears arguments for and against fluoride in drinking water supply
MADISON, Alabama – The Madison Utilities board of directors heard from about a dozen interested persons on both sides of the fluoride issue at Monday’s night’s work session. After listening for about an hour of comments for and against keeping the chemical in the city’s water supply, board president Terris Tatum promised a decision will […]