At Village Council’s May 3 meeting, Council members agreed to this summer sponsor a public forum addressing whether to continue fluoridating Village water, in an attempt to present both sides of the issue and examine recent research. “Tonight we’re discussing the next steps rather than the content,” said Council President Judith Hempfling, who proposed the […]
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No more fluoride for Walden
A decision by the Village of Walden Board of Trustees last Tuesday set the wheels in motion to end the fluoridation of drinking water in the village after concerns were cited regarding overexposure and erosive effects on the village water system. Officials provided a host of reasons on why the fluoride needed to go, not […]
Crescent City: Anti-fluoride measure on the fall ballot
Crescent City voters will once again have their chance to weigh in on whether they want fluoride in their municipal water supply. An initiative spearheaded by local residents Katherine Kelly and Connie Morrison — who lives in the county — to remove fluoride from the city’s water barely received enough support to be placed on […]
Military bases: Water declared safe to drink
Defense officials announced Thursday evening that it is safe to drink tap water at Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base. For about two days, the water supply for the two bases was contaminated with excessive amounts of fluoride. Starting Wednesday morning, base officials warned people who live and work at the two installations against […]
Fort Rich, Elmendorf water unsafe to drink, Air Force says
Updated: Apr 29, 2010 12:09 AM FORT RICHARDSON, Alaska — Water at Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Air Force Base is unsafe to drink because of elevated levels of fluoride, according to the Air Force 3rd Wing Public Affairs Office. Officials have directed residents and visitors at both installations not to drink the water or use […]
Watsonville: Opponents of water fluoridation cry foul
Fluoridation has not been on a City Council agenda for many weeks, but Watsonville residents made it the most interesting debate of the evening Tuesday as they decried a $7,800 donation to Mayor Luis Alejo from the California Dental Political Action Committee. During public comment at the City Council meeting held on the fourth floor […]
Military bases’ water supply overloaded with fluoride
Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson are warning people who live and work on or visit the two posts in Anchorage not to drink the water due to excess fluoride in the supply today. The fluoride problem was discovered at about 4 a.m. today at the Fort Richardson Water Treatment Plant, according to a […]
El Doradp: Focusing on fluoridation
Excerpt: Some members of the El Dorado City Council said Thursday they would like to hear from the El Dorado Water Utilities about costs to fluoridate the city’s water system before the city accepts a grant to begin the process. Mayor Mike Dumas told aldermen that the Arkansas Department of Health is offering two grants […]
Austin: Group voices concern over fluoride level in city water
While many city officials tout the benefits of adding fluoride to the public water supply, some Austin activists question the safety of the practice on the grounds that the additive is a hazardous waste. Members of Fluoride Free Austin distributed fliers warning against fluoridation — a practice that has been used in Austin for nearly […]
Escambia County: Fluoride in water fight back on the table
The decades-old debate over fluoridation of local drinking water took center stage at an Emerald Coast Utilities Authority committee meeting Wednesday. The often-contentious issue pitted medical and dental experts against a lone utility board member, Elizabeth Campbell, and a group of concerned citizens at the Citizen Advisory Committee meeting. The off-and-on struggle regarding fluoridation of […]