Fluoride comes back Monday after a two-year hiatus to water used by thousands of Poughkeepsie residents, but two Joint Water Board members remain concerned about potential negative health effects. Board Chairman Frank Mora also is angry with Dutchess County Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Caldwell, claiming he has not answered detailed questions about the return of […]
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The fate of a state bill mandating fluoridation of many water supplies will be decided during a vote this week
SALEM — A planned Ways and Means Committee vote Friday on mandatory water fluoridation was delayed until the coming week to address a problem raised by House Speaker Jeff Merkeley, D-Portland. Meanwhile, the controversial issue threatens to sink under its own weight because of amendments that keep being added to House Bill 3099 in an […]
Vista Irrigation District updates customers on fluoridation plans
VISTA —- The Vista Irrigation District will start adding fluoride to its locally treated water in late 2007 to coincide with a plan by a major Southern California water supplier to fluoridate all of the treated water it delivers to region, according to the district’s annual water quality report. The report, released this month, describes […]
Fluoride bill re-emerges in Salem
SALEM — A controversial bill that would pre-empt Ashland’s ban on fluoridating its water supply has reemerged after stalling earlier this legislative session. State Sen. Alan Bates told his colleagues on a Joint Ways and Means subcommittee that he was troubled by Democratic Sen. Betsy Johnson’s temporary, planned absence from the panel just so the […]
Seven injured Alcoa workers back home.Officials stay silent on gas accident at Point Comfort plant.
POINT COMFORT – Alcoa officials refused to make any comment on the industrial accident that sent seven plant workers to hospital on Wednesday after being exposed to hydrogen fluoride gas. Alcoa’s public information officer, Laura Cahill, said she could not answer questions regarding how the employees were exposed or provide details on the extent of […]
Pico Rivera, in Los Angeles County, moves to remove toxic fluorosilicic acid from pumping sites.
PICO RIVERA – Pico Rivera has taken the first steps to remove toxic waste from six water pumping sites, which eventually will bring the city into compliance with orders from county safety officials. Officials from the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s CalARP unit – California Accidental Release Prevention Program – had given the city two […]
Fluoridation attempts are misguided
Sometimes it can be a tough for Oregon’s legislators to determine what the majority of the people they represent actually want. But as the debate over water fluoridation rages in Salem, legislators should remember that many Oregon communities have already voted against fluoridation. Voters in Eugene have rejected fluoridation multiple times. People in Portland, Ashland, […]
Fluoride decision put on hold
Officials have postponed until next month a decision whether to add fluoride to the public water supply on the Bolivar Peninsula. The Bolivar Peninsula Special Utilities District had a public presentation on water fluoridation Tuesday, but a decision was not made because of the absence of several board members, said Jennifer McKnight, the district’s general […]
Planned fluoridation of L.A. County’s water causes concern
Starting next October, the water coming to Malibu taps from the Metropolitan Water District via the West Basin Municipal Water District will be fluoridated. This is in compliance with a state regulation passed in 1995 that mandates fluoridation of large public water systems if funding sources outside of cities can be found. And there are […]
Longmeadow: Voters hold on to fluoridation
LONGMEADOW – Ballot question two, which asked residents if they wanted to discontinue use of fluoride in town water, failed yesterday with 817 voters opposed and 427 in favor. The town’s annual election was held yesterday with only two questions on the ballot and openings on the Select Board, School Committee, Planning Board and Housing […]