WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 – Unions representing thousands of staff scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency say the agency is bending to political pressure and ignoring sound science in allowing a group of toxic chemicals to be used in agricultural pesticides. Leaders of several federal employee unions say the chemicals pose serious risks for fetuses, pregnant […]
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Both Sides of the Water Fluoridation Issue Heard
As the saying goes, there are two sides to everything. At the Utility Committee meeting held at City Hall on Tuesday, July 18th, guest speakers presented two distinctly opposing views on the issue of city water fluoridation. “We wanted to explore both sides,” Lafayette Mayor Bill Wells said identifying the purpose of Tuesday’s meeting, as […]
Scientist to speak in Canton about fluoride risks
CANTON – The benefits of fluoride no longer outweigh the risks, said at least one scientist who will speak at the second Citizens’ Conference on Fluoride in Canton this weekend. Hardy Limeback, associate professor and head of preventive dentistry at the University of Toronto, was part of the National Research Council’s March study looking at […]
Fluoride … Good for the teeth or bad to the bone?
A time zone away, in Pagosa Springs, Colo., the community of about 8,000 decided to radically alter its drinking water. It’s not what was added to the water, but what was taken out: fluoride, a compound often put into water to prevent tooth decay. “It was an emotionally-charged decision,” said Gene Tautges, spokesman for the […]
New Warnings About Fluoride
For a long while, the medical and health establishment brushed off claims that fluoridation of drinking water posed any danger to humans. Not any more. In a cover story in the August edition of Prevention magazine, the respected publication headlines “New Research: Is Your Water Safe to Drink?” The article notes that for over fifty […]
Activists Target Fluoride Pesticides To Tighten Drinking Water Limits
Environmentalists are poised to challenge EPA’s decision to license a fluoride-based soil fumigant pesticide, which they say could draw attention to the broader issue of whether fluoride standards for drinking water adequately protect public health. EPA July 5 opened public comment on a petition from three environmental organizations calling on the agency to temporarily ban […]
Fluoride issue makes it to City Ballot in Boulder
City of Boulder voters will have a chance to decide on a new drinking water additive ordinance in November, and it might force locals to do a little research. The Clean Drinking Water (CDW) initiative, proposed by a group of citizens known as Clean Water Advocates (CWA) of Boulder, would in short prevent “medications” from […]
Let’s have a scientific debate on fluoride initiative
It is said a little knowledge is dangerous. We would add to that a little scientific knowledge is more dangerous and a little scientific knowledge coupled with blinding, activist zeal is more dangerous still. Witness the latest local offensive: to save Boulder from fluoride in our drinking water. The Clean Drinking Water (CDW) initiative as […]
Can You Get Too Much Fluoride?
For 61 years it’s been dubbed the magic bullet. Fluoride has long been credited with helping prevent cavities. But too much fluoride can be hazardous to your health. It’s why most European countries refuse to add fluoride to their water and why our government requires a warning on the back of your toothpaste that if […]
Juneau: Task force delivers mixed verdict on fluoridation
The Juneau Assembly won’t get a clear recommendation on whether to continue fluoridating municipal water from a task force appointed in 2004. The Juneau Fluoride Study Commission turned in its final report Tuesday, with three members recommending the city’s fluoridation continue and three members recommending it stop. “Every place you look, you need more study,” […]