TEWKSBURY, MA — The Tewksbury Board of Health will hold a public forum on fluoride in the town’s water supply. All residents are invited to the forum which will discuss the topic of keeping or removing fluoride from the town’s water supply. The forum will be March 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall’s Main […]
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Leesburg commissioners blame political climate for death of fluoridation project
Leesburg commissioners voted to end the city’s fluoride injection project during the commission meeting Monday night. City Manager Al Minner had recommended that the commission terminate the fluoride injection project. Minner’s recommendation was based on the likelihood that the proposed Florida Senate Bill 700 will be passed into law. SB 70, if passed, would ban […]
Kentucky House moves to make fluoridated water program optional
FRANKFORT — A bill to make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky passed the House on Wednesday with bipartisan opposition. House Bill 16, should it become law, means Kentucky will let local water systems’ governing bodies decide whether to add fluoride to water. The 68-29 vote came after 30 minutes of debate that focused on benefits […]
Perspectives from a Senior Staffer and NIH Loyalist: The Dark Side of NIH Leadership
As someone who works directly with the NIH Director’s office, I am dismayed by the disingenuous coverage of NIH in places like the New York Times and Science Magazine. Very little of what I read comports with my own experience and I am worried that scientists and the general public are getting a false view […]
Leesburg commissioners cancel plans to add fluoride to water supply
LEESBURG, Fla. — Just two months after Leesburg city leaders voted to move forward with a plan to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water, they are reversing course. In a city commission meeting Monday night, commissioners voted 4-1 to end the fluoride additive project. Commissioner Jimmy Bury was the only ‘no’ vote. City Manager Al […]
Local, state officials push to get rid of fluoride in water as RFK leads the charge
A growing number of state and local elected officials around the country are pushing to eliminate fluoride from water systems. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says drinking fluoridated water keeps teeth strong and reduces cavities by about 25%. But despite the health benefits there’s growing opposition to adding the mineral that began being […]
Fluoridation forum in Bartow draws Lakeland commissioners’ interest and Ladapo
The city of Bartow on Tuesday evening hosted a community forum to discuss removing fluoride from the city’s water supply — a measure Lakeland officials are also considering. The forum presented experts on two sides of the issue to a packed Bartow Civic Center crowd. To view a video of the meeting, go here. Pro-fluoride: […]
Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities’ ability to decide
Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral. A bill sponsor and an organization opposed to fluoridating water said Utah’s proposal would set a precedent in the […]
Fluoride will be banned from Utah’s water supplies — but only if Cox signs this bill
Fluoride will be banned from Utah water systems by May 7, if Gov. Spencer Cox signs a bill now headed to his desk. Friday evening, the Utah Senate approved HB81, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Gricius, R-Eagle Mountain, prohibiting fluoride from being added to water systems, the latest battle in a war that has been waged […]
Utah Legislature approves ban on cities adding fluoride in public water
The Utah Legislature has approved a bill that bans adding fluoride to public water systems. The Utah Senate on Friday voted 18-8 to give final legislative approval to HB81, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie Gricius, R-Eagle Mountain. It now goes to Gov. Spencer Cox for his consideration. Fluoride can occur naturally in water, but U.S. municipalities […]