NYC. Vallone: Better safe than sorry

Astoria: Re “Something in the water” (editorial, Dec. 29): There is a growing body of evidence that fluoride does more harm than good. One need only do a modicum of research to find many anti-fluoride studies. Most recently, a study published by the National Institute of Environmental Health linked fluoride in water – at levels […]

Port Angeles: Fluoride foes consider next move after second denial from Supreme Court

Anti-fluoride activists are down but not out. The attorney representing Clallam County residents seeking to stop fluoridation of Port Angeles’ drinking water said they are considering taking legal action against the city after the state Supreme Court announced Monday that it will not reconsider an earlier ruling that sided with City Hall. The Sept. 23 […]

NYC. Editorial: Councilman Peter Vallone defends our precious bodily fluids from evils of fluoridated water

The latest government conspiracy is so nefarious, so underhanded, that it’s being conducted right under your nose: They’re trying to head off tooth decay by putting fluoride in your drinking water. Yes, the same fluoride you spread over your toothbrush twice daily. On second thought, that doesn’t sound very devious, does it? Well, it does […]

Gov. Christie attacked New Jersey’s environment as much as NJEA

Governor Chris Christie is dismantling 30 years of environmental protections through a series of budget cuts, Executive Orders, Red Tape reviews, transition reports, privatizations, and DEP reorganization. He has become a climate skeptic, (would) repeal the Highlands Act, eliminating programs and cutting substantial funding for initiatives dealing with greenhouse gases and climate change. The only […]

Fluoride’s dental dominion may remain a mystery

Beauty is only skin deep. And the beauty of shiny white teeth is even less deep. Because a new study shows that fluoride forms a thinner protective shield than experts thought it did. The results appear in the surface science journal Langmuir. [Frank Müller et al, Elemental Depth Profiling of Fluoridated Hydroxyapatite: Saving Your Dentition […]

NYC: City pol wants to remove fluoride from New York’s drinking water, citing safety concerns

Four decades after New York started adding fluoride to its water, a city councilman armed with new research is launching a campaign to stop the practice. “This amounts to forced medication by the government,” said Councilman Peter Vallone (D-Queens), who plans to introduce fluoride-removal legislation at the next Council meeting. “What’s next? They decide we’re […]

NYC. Vallone: Fluoride Out To Sap Our Precious Bodily Fluids

While waiting for the city to come plow his neighborhood, city Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. is taking up another crusade: the fluoridation of water! Vallone is attempting to stop the decades-old practice of putting fluoride in the drinking water, something the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called one of the 10 greatest public health […]