Little Rock, Ark.—A statewide fluoridation measure and two other bills aimed at improving oral health in Arkansas were passed and signed into law after a grassroots campaign by a coalition that included Arkansas State Dental Association leaders and membership; public health officials; legislators; advocates; and other stakeholders. Billy Tarpley, executive director of the Arkansas State […]
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Gillette: City ready if fluoride levels spike
The City of Gillette is not expecting fluoride levels in the city’s water supply to reach dangerous levels before the Madison pipeline comes back online May 1, but it has a plan just in case. If fluoride levels in Gillette’s water reach 3.5 milligrams per liter, the city will stop work on the Madison pipeline […]
Marcellus ends fluoridation
Fluoride Action Network confirmed that the Village of Marcellus held a public hearing to end fluoridation on February 24, 2011, and officially ended fluoridation on March 17. The Detroit Free Press mentioned it in a June 27, 2011, article.
Aspen: Fluoride in city’s drinking water on the chopping block
The days of adding fluoride to Aspen’s drinking water could be coming to an end. City Council members on Tuesday, convened as the city’s Board of Health, agreed that the government should stop adding the controversial chemical to the water supply in light of new federal guidelines that have lowered the recommended amount of fluoride […]
Gillette: High fluoride levels in Fox HIlls wells
City water usage rose to 2.9 million gallons Sunday as the warm weather prompted residents to line up at car washes and spray the winter dirt and grime off their driveways and sidewalks. The demand for extra water almost forced the city to turn on a Fox Hills aquifer well Sunday, which would have increased […]
Ski Wax Chemicals Can Build Up in Blood
The extra speed provided by ski wax comes at a cost–perfluorochemicals BERKELEY, Calif. –A storm has dropped a big snow on Lake Tahoe resorts, and there’s a flurry of activity at the California Ski Company as hordes of skiers and snowboarders prepare to hit the slopes. In a cluttered workroom at the back of the […]
Pass Christian: Council to consider fluoridation grant from State Health Department tonight
CONSIDER HEARING FROM MARSHA PARKER OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REGARDING A GRANT FOR WATER FLUORIDATION.
Fairbanks: Report of the Fluoride Task Force
EXCERPTS: In response to concerns expressed by community members, on February 8, 2010, the Fairbanks City Council passed a resolution (Appendix A) establishing a committee charged with the responsibility to examine evidence related to fluoridation of public water supplies and to provide the City Council with a report containing analysis and recommendations. The committee was […]
UAMS and Partners Celebrate Water Fluoridation Law
Public health leaders from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and other advocacy groups say recent legislation mandating water fluoridation is the most crucial public health effort of the current legislative session. Leaders from UAMS backed Act 197, which requires Arkansas cities with more than 5,000 residents to fluoridate their water supply. Delta Dental […]
Cities set fluoride to new standard
Chances are that even the Tooth Fairy who shows up annually at Riviera Elementary can’t tell the difference, but there’s a little less fluoride flowing in local water these days. Several Brevard cities — including Palm Bay, Cocoa, Melbourne and Titusville — are among those whose water supplies now mirror recently released federal guidelines calling […]