On a day when activists marked the two-year anniversary of an explosion that rocked the then-ExxonMobil refinery and showered neighborhoods with industrial debris, another fire erupted at the troubled Torrance plant early Saturday. “Another fire? Really?” read one of the signs carried by chanting marchers who endured a steady downpour to protest the use of […]
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Brantford: Budget for fluoridation system climbs
City councillors want to discuss behind closed doors the ballooning budget for construction of a liquid fluoridation system at the Holmedale water treatment plant. Council’s operations and administrations committee voted this week to support a motion from Coun. Dan McCreary to defer to an in-camera meeting further discussion on a staff request for an additional […]
Kununurra: Fluoride back in debate
An American anti-fluoride advocate is coming to Kununurra as residents push to stop the introduction of increased fluoridation in the town’s water supply. Paul Connett, a former chemistry professor, is coming to the Kimberley to outline why it should reject fluoridation. Mr Connett is the founder of the Fluoride Action Network and has written books […]
Parsons: City commission to again consider water fluoridation
Parsons city commissioners will take up the usually contentious issue of fluoridation of the public water supply during their Monday evening meeting. The meeting’s agenda includes discussion and possible action on an application for a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials to be used to re-introduce fluoride to the water […]
Fluoridation measures fail to advance in Legislature
Bills that would require the counties to add fluoride to their public water systems appear dead for the year, despite a state Department of Health survey released in October that found Hawaii’s children have the most pervasive tooth decay in the nation… A subscription is necessary to read the rest of the article. Go to […]
Feasibility, fluoride, forgiveness hot topics in Frankford
FRANKFORD – Feasibility, fluoride and forgiveness are words floating around Frankford these days. A feasibility study to identify the safest implementation of fluoride to the town of Frankford’s water system looms as the lynch pin to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s forgiveness of more than $400,000 in the town’s outstanding loan […]
Activists plan Saturday rally to keep pressure on for toxic acid ban at Torrance refinery
Two days before activists take to the streets to demand a ban on highly toxic hydrofluoric acid at the PBF Energy-owned Torrance refinery, company officials on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to resist any effort to block its use. PBF officials made the comments in a teleconference with financial analysts to discuss a fourth quarter loss […]
National Toxicology Program Update on Fluoride’s Neurotoxicity
On February 16th, 2017 the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) gave an update via conference call on their pending review of fluoride’s neurotoxic effect on humans and animals. In this conference call, NTP updated interested parties on the status of their study and fielded several questions on the specifics of their soon-to-be -published review. Listen […]
Frankford gets $60K water grant in exchange for fluoridation
The Frankford Town Council at a special meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 14, approved a settlement with the Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control that centers on the Town adding fluoride to its water supply. The council approved the settlement in hopes of moving forward following a lengthy battle with DNREC and with Mountaire […]
With Yettinahole stuck in legal slush, fluoride-hit taluks to get Tungabhadra water
Bengaluru: As borewells are drilled deeper into the ground to quench parched throats in Pavagada taluk, water has become more dangerous to drink due to the increasing fluoride content in the groundwater. To compensate for the delay in the Yettinahole project, the state government has mooted a Rs 2,160 crore project to draw 1.67 thousand […]