CORNING, N.Y. — Corning city leaders are set to take another vote on fluoride. In May, council members voted to add fluoride to city water. But in November, bound by a petition, they voted again to put fluoride to a referendum. That second resolution also instructed the city manager to pursue fluoridation but not spend […]
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Massachusetts Presstek faces $125k EPA fine for release of 750 pounds of hydrofluoric acid
Presstek faces a fine of more than $125,000 for alleged environmental violations relating to a 2006 chemical spill at its plant in South Hadley, Mass. In an administrative complaint, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that the Hudson-based provider of printing equipment released some 750 pounds of hydrofluoric acid — “an extremely hazardous chemical,” according […]
Presstek hit with $125k fine over ’06 leak at Mass. plant
Hudson-based Presstek faces $125,000 in environmental fines for a 2006 chemical spill at its South Hadley, Mass., plant. The spill evacuated neighbors within a mile radius and caused next-day school closings. Presstek is accused of violating federal Environmental Protection Agency laws when it failed to report the hazardous chemical spill Oct. 30, 2006, according to […]
Poughkeepsie: Fluoride removal rejects scientific data
It was with great distress that I have followed the decision by the Poughkeepsie Joint Water Board to remove fluoride from the water supply. The introduction of fluoridated water a generation ago had a huge impact in decreasing cavities and promoting dental health. Fluoridation of public water systems began in 1945 and has resulted in […]
Blue Lake: Fluoride debate continues to be a countywide topic
The issue of whether to implement regionwide water fluoridation continues to be a topic of discussion throughout the county. The Blue Lake City Council delved into fluoridation during Tuesday’s council meeting but did not come to a consensus, instead opting to see how the issue plays out before the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District. There […]
Cobleskill: Health experts push to keep fluoride
COBLESKILL — It’s likely no minds were changed Tuesday as dentists, doctors and other health care professionals urged village officials to reconsider their decision to halt the fluoridation of village water. “I think it better framed the issue,” commented Deputy Mayor Sandy MacKay after the informal committee meeting at Village Hall. Dr. Gary Surman, a […]
Editorial: Don’t surrender to those who resist fluoridation
THE ISSUE: Legislators are rejecting a bill to create a pilot program to fluoridate water in Maui County. Intimidated by a resilient band of chemophobes, legislators again are thumbing their noses at ending Hawaii’s distinctions of being the only state without fluoridated water and having the worst oral health in the country. In the latest […]
Fairbanks: Call to ban fluoride gains support
A proposal to ban fluoride from Fairbanks public drinking water drew support from nine people at Monday’s Fairbanks City Council meeting before the council scheduled a March public hearing on the measure. Fairbanks resident Heather McIntyre, one of the supporters, joined others in suggesting online research indicates the type of fluoride compounds added to modern […]
Water system gets no mercy on fluoride
A measure that would have ended a two-year court battle and cleared the way for a small water provider to buck Salt Lake County’s fluoridation mandate hit a dam in the Legislature. Rep. Sylvia Andersen, R-Sandy, sponsored HB116 to give the Holliday Water Co. the power to say yes or no to injecting fluoride into […]
Fluoride May Damage the Brain, New Report Says
NEW YORK, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — “It is not clear that the benefits of adding fluoride to drinking water outweigh risks of neurodevelopment or other effects such as dental fluorosis,” according to an Institute for Children’s Environmental Health report. (http://www.iceh.org/pdfs/LDDI/LDDIStatement.pdf) Fluoride chemicals are added to 2/3 of U.S. public water supplies ostensibly to reduce tooth […]