What started as a local debate of relative benefits for public health versus views of governmental interference in private lives has escalated into a confrontation between local citizens’ groups and Los Angeles County health policy, with county board Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky running interference. Last fall, the Metropolitan Water District began treating locally delivered water with […]
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Bill that would force fluoridation gets 1st round OK
Twenty-nine senators indicated Tuesday they trusted the information on fluoridated water supplies with a first-round vote to approve the mandatory treatment of water in Nebraska cities or villages over 1,000 population. The bill (LB245) that advanced on a 29-4 vote would offer an opt-out clause for city residents to vote on the issue in their […]
Ashland group ready to contest fluoride
ASHLAND — A group of residents is banding together to urge the Board of Health not to add fluoride to the town’s water and may press for a ballot referendum if officials vote to act otherwise. About a dozen people were involved in a group calling itself Ashland for Pure Water before a public forum […]
Wolfforth works to settle well dispute
Wolfforth and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality officials met earlier this week in Austin to settle a dispute involving four of the city’s water wells. TCEQ officials approved the four water wells in November, then revoked them for higher-than-mandated fluoride levels in mid-February. “We were disappointed,” said Frankie Pittman, Wolfforth city manager. The loss of […]
Fluoride costs per ton jumped from $435 to $650 for Mahoning Valley Sanitary District
MINERAL RIDGE — It will cost the Mahoning Valley Sanitary District more money in its 2008-09 fiscal year for water treatment facility chemicals — considerably more. Chief Engineer Thomas Holloway said estimates indicate the increase could be as much as $108,000. “I attribute these increases to higher fuel costs for delivering chemicals along with the […]
Hastings: City Council gives vote of support to fluoridation
The Hastings City Council unanimously gave support of a legislative bill that would require communities to fluoridate the water supply. During Monday’s meeting, the council passed a resolution to support LB245, a legislative bill that would require communities with more than 1,000 people to fluoridate their water supply. With LB245 the priority bill of Sen. […]
Fluoride foes in Erie get active
ERIE — With the town’s spring election just over a week away, a newly formed group opposed to putting fluoride in Erie’s drinking water is planning a mass-mail campaign. The Committee for Clean Water in Erie, formed in the past couple of weeks, is planning to mail out literature addressing the dangers of fluoridated water. […]
Fluoride debate fuels Hastings City Council meeting
Hastings City Council said it supports legislation that would put fluoride in the cities water system. The decision came after people on both sides of the debate stress their concerns. Those in favor of putting fluoride in water say it is an issue of health. But not everyone is convinced. Others say it is not […]
McKinleyville: Water fluoridation issue goes to citizens’ committee
The controversial effort to explore whether to add fluoride to its customers’ drinking water is out of the hands of the McKinleyville Community Services District Board of Directors. As part of its ongoing discussion on fluoridation, the MCSD took up the matter to plan for what comes next during its regular monthly meeting Wednesday. After […]
Hastings: Dentists sink teeth into fluoride issue
The Hastings City Council plans to publicly announce their support of fluoridating the city’s water supply Monday. On Wednesday, the City Council agreed to consider a motion to support the concept of fluoridation after learning about the benefits of fluoridation from a group of Hastings dentists, orthodontists and public health officials. The City Council’s discussion […]