A decades-old public policy dispute has landed in the laps of Crescent City voters: Measure A on the Nov. 2 city ballot would prohibit the fluoridation of our water. We’re not alone. Despite widespread water fluoridation, it’s an issue that pops up from time to time in American communities big and small. And unlike most […]
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San Bernardino County: High fluoride levels in drinking water
Note: The East Valley Water District provides water service to San Bernardino and surrounding territory. A full service area map can be viewed at their website . Flouride [sic] notice from East Valley Water District East Valley Water District Public Notice Published: Thursday, October 28, 2010 5:04 PM CDT Since August 1996, East Valley Water […]
Author Brings the ‘Case Against Fluoride’ to Malibu’s Water Quality Activists
In October 2007, the West Basin Municipal Water District, which includes the City of Malibu, began fluoridating municipal water supplies, in compliance with a 1995 state regulation mandating fluoridation. The move initiated a flurry of opposition from community members, including a letter of protest from longtime resident and actress Suzanne Somers. Paul Connett, director of […]
Keizer: Councilor questions whether to keep buying fluoride equipment
A proposal before the Keizer City Council would halt purchase of fluoridation equipment for five of the city’s wells. Councilor Richard Walsh, who first questioned whether adding fluoride to the city’s water supply was a worthwhile endeavor, requested the moratorium, with Councilors Brandon Smith and Cathy Clark concurring. Passionate testimony at a Keizer City Council […]
Hoquiam Council votes down fluoride
Hoquiam Mayor Jack Durney still hopes to move toward adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water despite a rejection from the City Council and a… The rest of the article is only available by subscription * * * * * * * * * The Associated Press reported in SeattlePI: Hoquiam Mayor Jack Durney hopes […]
Amesbury Health Dept. launches fluoride program
The Amesbury Health Department, in cooperation with the Amesbury Department of Public Works and the Mayor’s Office, has announced the implementation of a fluoride program for eligible residents. This program is being implemented due to the discontinuance of fluoride in the public water supply, which resulted from a problem with the fluoride product purchased from […]
Delaware Valley schools spitting out fluoride program
For years, elementary school teachers throughout Delaware Valley School District have reached into their desks just after morning announcements, pulled out bulk-sized bottles of prescription medicine and dispensed pills to students. But the practice of dispensing fluoride tablets — the supplement for kids who drink well water at home — will likely stop in November. […]
Crescent City: The 2 sides of city water fluoridation
City voters will decide Nov. 2 whether to continue fluoridating the water supply. Measure A seeks to remove fluoride from the water, which would also affect thousands of water-users in the unincorporated area. County residents cannot vote because the city owns the water service. Crescent City resident Katherine Kelly is one of the citizens spearheading […]
Crescent City: Fluoridation facts. How it’s done, and its history, in local water
Inside the Crescent City Municipal Water Works building sits a vat of yellowish water. It has a concentrate of 23 percent fluorosilicic acid, a chemical compound of fluoride. This is diluted as it’s dripped into the city’s water supply flowing underground from the Smith River and is lessened even further by the time it comes […]
Fairbanks. Letter: No to fluoride
To the editor: Pro-fluoridation lobbyists say “… there are no adverse health effects associated with fluoridated water.” This is simply false. The fluoridation orthodoxy tolerates no doubt, dismissing opposition as quackery after cursory review, holding faith in “expert opinion” of public health bureaucrats. Nobel laureate Arvid Carlsson is as qualified as any, but is strongly […]