LEXINGTON – “Read it carefully. They should do that with all ballot issues, but this one is critical to Lexington.” Mayor John Fagot is referring to the Nov. 4 ballot measure being put before voters on whether to allow the addition of fluoride to the city’s water system. The wording on the ballot measure is […]
News Archive
Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Donora: Comments by Dr. Devra Lee Davis
When Dr. Devra Lee Davis was visiting a “green” community in China during a trip for the United Nations, she couldn’t help but think of her hometown of Donora. Early one morning, she awoke to an explosion and then looked outside to see flames, tar and smoke spewing from a plant. Through her window, a […]
Big West: County declares chemical use safe, will support refinery expansion
County planners have recommended approving the Big West of California refinery expansion after a last-minute analysis showed the use of a controversial chemical there is safe. After consulting with refining experts, planners said the occasional use of a low concentration of hydrofluoric acid at the facility should be allowed to continue. However, they suggested any […]
Gothenburg: Understand fluoridation wording
The City Office has been approached by some voters in the community regarding the upcoming vote on fluoridation. There is some concern over the language on the ballot, and also concern as to the necessity of the vote (especially since fluoridation was voted out by the community in 1996). In regard to necessity of the […]
Wisner Faces Fluoride Vote in November
Nebraska communities with at least 1,000 residents now are required to provide drinking water with fluoride, or opt out by ballot vote, as a result of Nebraska lawmakers’ approval of LB 245 in their last session. Most of Nebraska’s population is served by public water systems that either have enough naturally occurring fluoride or already […]
Donora: ‘THE TRUTH WAS CONCEALED’
DONORA – The day after a deadly smog cleared over Donora, the local newspaper lobbied for a full investigation into the poisonous air that had just killed 20 people. “This pledge must be kept until it is redeemed by a true bill of health which Donora must now earn out of its tragedy,” The Herald-American’s […]
Donora: The 1948 poisonous smog that killed 20 led to creation of the Clean Air Act
John R. West hadn’t missed a day of work for two years before he walked through his front door one Friday from his job at a local coal mine and said he just didn’t feel well. He told his wife he had chest and head pain, and worse, he couldn’t breathe. West, 56, wanted to […]
Commentary: Fluoride poses hidden danger to citizens’ health
State law will now force Lafayette to add the poisonous chemical fluoride to our water system unless we act quickly and aggressively. Fluoride is a very toxic industrial waste that ordinarily would be costly to dispose of. Although not an expert, I do read what experts have said in recent reports. Please use Google to […]
Fluoride In Sidney’s Water? You Decide On Election Day
SIDNEY – One may not think that adding fluoride into the public water system would cause such controversy, but implementing this additive is a reoccurring issue that Sidney residents can address on the Nov. 4 ballot. Since fluoridation is now a state mandate, communities must vote in order to opt out. While some advocate that […]
Many Neb. voters to decide on fluoride in water
OMAHA, Neb. – Voters in at least 61 Nebraska communities will decide Nov. 4 whether they want fluoride added to their water supplies, the result of a new state law that requires cities to opt out if they don’t want the chemical. Although fluoride has been shown to prevent tooth decay, some people believe the […]