Volcanic pollution from active volcano vents on the island of Hawaii has taken such a toll on crops and ag products that the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated the Big Island a primary natural disaster area Nov. 24th because of losses farmers suffered from volcanic emissions this year. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said today […]
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City of Amery ends fluoridation due to costs
Excerpt from Minutes: (Page 2) … Sampson distributed a letter received from the City of Amery stating as of November 30, 2009 they have discontinued fluoridation of the water supply due to cost considerations. Sampson stated the Chief Dental Officer in Madison has contacted the American Dental Society regarding this. Sampson feels that the Board […]
Unstable Element. Are Austin’s water fluoridation policies dangerous? It depends who you ask
The reduced form of the highly reactive chemical element fluorine – better known as fluoride – is commonly added to municipal tap water, in order to strengthen our teeth. When we eat sugars and refined carbs, bacteria lurking in our mouths use them to form acids. Eventually the acids can grow strong enough to eat […]
Marine City water six months without fluoride
Marine City citizens are being advised to get a fluoride supplement, while city officials decide how to finance a new fluoridation system for the water plant. City Manager John Gabor said Tetra Tech workers shutdown the system the end of April when they found it to be faulty. “It could be poisonous if levels got […]
Plattsburgh: Is fluoride a choice?
“I don’t want the government putting anything into my water, unless its scotch,” said a concerned community resident at the Plattsburgh City Common Council meeting last Thursday in regards to whether or not the city should continue to have fluoride in their water. The decision to fluoridate public water rests with the city, although it […]
Dental crisis looming in state, experts say
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The state of Michigan fluoridates 90.9% of public drinking water. Jacqui Day hasn’t seen a dentist for a checkup for more than a year. And she’s bracing herself for the dull, throbbing pain ahead. One of 400,000 Michigan adults who lost Medicaid dental coverage with state budget cuts in July, […]
Xenia: City council to consider fluoridation
According to the article in the Dayton Daily Times the city council will consider fluoridation at their meeting on November 24. Residents voted against adding fluoride to the water on 3 occasions: 1969, 1987, and 2005. See full article: Fluoride in water on agenda in Xenia again by Christopher Magan.
Plattsburgh: City councilors vote to keep fluoride
City of Plattsburgh councilors voted in favor of keeping fluoride in the city’s drinking water. Councilors Timothy Carpenter (D-Ward 1), George Rabideau (R-Ward 3), James Calnon (I-Ward 4) and Chris Jackson (D-Ward 6) voted against a measure to remove fluoride from the city’s water supply while Michael Kelly (D-Ward 2) and Amy Valentine (D-Ward 5) […]
Cache: high levels of fluoride puts hold on water service upgrade
CACHE, Okla. (AP) — City officials in the southwestern Oklahoma town of Cache are putting an indefinite hold on upgrades to the city’s water service. Mayor Shawn Komacheet says the water at two test wells drilled earlier this year is not fit for drinking. He says the city will look for other options for expanding […]
Plattsburgh: City council to vote on fluoride use
PLATTSBURGH — The much-anticipated vote on whether to continue adding fluoride to the City of Plattsburgh’s drinking water will be held tonight. The debate over fluoride has been raging in the city for nearly a year. Opponents of the chemical believe it threatens harmful side effects that can cause numerous health issues. Supporters believe it […]