A city councilwoman is proposing to eliminate fluoride from Fairbanks’ public water supply. The proposal follows growing worry from some residents that adding the compound to municipal water supplies causes health risks, concerns that conflict with other studies saying it’s safe. Councilwoman Vivian Stiver will pitch the measure at tonight’s Fairbanks City Council meeting. If […]
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Parsons, Kansas to begin fluoridation on March 5
Parsons city officials say after a few years without it, they will reintroduce fluoride into the water system. Officials say it will not change the color or taste of the water. The fluoride will start flowing March 5, and the city’s director of utilities urges anyone taking fluoride pills to consult their dentist or physician […]
Torrington ponders water fluoridation
TORRINGTON — This city’s residents may soon have the opportunity to vote on whether they want fluoride in the city’s water. There are those in town who question fluoride’s benefits. In August, Dr. Timothy Pieper explained the benefits of fluoridated water to the Torrington City Council. At a City Council meeting earlier this month, chemist […]
Why force fluoridation?
Recent news reports revealed plans to put fluoride into Westmoreland County’s drinking water to prevent dental cavities (“Bill to force fluoridation spurs debate,” Feb. 11 and PghTrib.com). I became the dental expert for the city of Johnstown in 1989 after the local water authority unexpectedly voted to fluoridate without any research or public discussion. Since […]
Lawmakers name their priority bills for this session
LINCOLN — Death penalty repeal, fluoridation of drinking water and an electronics recycling program are among the topics expected to occupy Nebraska lawmakers during the second half of the 2008 session. All three were among the bills named as priorities by Friday’s deadline. Each senator is allowed to designate one priority bill, and each legislative […]
Opposition to Torrington’s fluoridation proposal
• Fluoridation segment excerpted from longer article In other business: Mark Court and Jim Van Dorn from the Wyoming Rural Water Association appeared in opposition to the city’s proposal to add fluoride to the water supply. Court said one way to look at the issue was to view fluoride as a prescription drug. “As a […]
Ocean Springs aldermen vote no to fluoride
OCEAN SPRINGS — Tempers became heated and insults flew as the Board of Aldermen heard arguments from both sides of the proposed initiative to fluoridate the city’s water system, which was eventually shot down by a 5 to 2 vote on Tuesday evening. The meeting led off with public comment from the opposition, which was […]
Fluoride debate rages at Poughkeepsie council session
POUGHKEEPSIE — Though typically a chemical that enters one’s mouth when drinking water or visiting the dentist, fluoride seemed to be something coming out of everyone’s mouth during Tuesday night’s City of Poughkeepsie Common Council meeting. Frank Mora, vice chairman of the city and town’s Joint Water Board has been criticized for supporting the decision […]
Scientific Consensus Statement on Environmental Agents Associated with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
NOTES: • A separate statement of policy recommendations based on the scientic statement is being created and will be available in the coming weeks. • While the statement is dated November 7, 2007, it was released on February 20, 2008 Seattle, WA. The Collaborative on Health and the Environment’s Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative published […]
Ocean Springs asks for citizens’ opinions on fluoride
OCEAN SPRINGS — Whether the city adds fluoride to the water supply could depend on opinions offered by residents. Aldermen meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall to discuss the project. In January, Dr. Nicholas Mosca, state dental director of the Mississippi State Department of Health, presented information in favor of water fluoridation. “We […]