LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A metal recycling company accused by state and federal regulators of polluting the air, now faces a civil lawsuit in Wayne County. More than 110 residents in Wayne and Oakland counties are charging that Continental Aluminum Co. repeatedly polluted their communities with toxic smoke and are suing for damages. The civil […]
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EPA Urged to Review Fluoridation Standard
Sen. Bob Smith (R-N.H.), chairman of the Environment & Public Works committee, has asked EPA to review its standard for fluoride in drinking water because of some recent scientific reports showing potential adverse effects from fluoride exposure. In a letter to J. Charles Fox, EPA assistant administrator for water, Smith wrote, “I urge EPA to […]
Public Health Community Upset by Questions about Fluosilicic Acid
Over the past few months there has been an increasing number of questions put forth to the public health community concerning fluosilicic acid. Fluosilicic acid is the substance derived from the pollution scrubbing devices of the superphosphate fertilizer industry, 70 to 75% of which comes from the Cargill fertilizer corporation. But what, one might ask, […]
Fluoride Backers Gaining Ground
Rosemary Minervini says she’s not a “fluorophobic.” The Orem resident and president of the Provo chapter of Citizens for Safe Drinking Water just wants the public to hear her side of the contentious water fluoridation debate. With roughly two months remaining before residents in Salt Lake and Davis counties vote on whether to fluoridate public […]
Ohio Dialysis Accident Leaves 16 hospitalized, 1 Dead
YOUNGSTOWN: Sixteen people remained hospitalized yesterday with problems suffered when they received treatment at a dialysis center. A 57-year-old man died Wednesday after being treated at the Physicians Dialysis Center in Youngstown. One person was reported in critical condition at Northside Medical Center and two were listed as critical at St. Elizabeth Health Center. The […]
Renal Care closes unit after death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Renal Care Group Inc. said Friday that it closed an Ohio dialysis unit after a patient undergoing treatment there died and another 18 were hospitalized with chills and fever. The problem occurred Wednesday at the Youngstown unit and is being investigated by local, state and national authorities, including the U.S. Centers […]
Fluorinated Herbicide spills into Columbia River tributary
THE DALLES, Ore. – A semitrailer carrying a herbicide crashed and caught fire Tuesday, spilling the chemical into a Columbia River tributary and posing a threat to endangered salmon. About 3,000 gallons of the household herbicide “Goal” leaked into Fifteenmile Creek and its surrounding soil Tuesday at a spot about a quarter-mile from where it […]
Ozark voters to decide on fluoridation
OZARK ? The fate of fluoridation of the city?s water will be up to the voters, Ozark aldermen decided Monday night. That decision came after nearly 100 people wearing stickers proclaiming ?When In Doubt, Keep It Out? crowded into the board chamber. That turnout, prompted by Citizens Advocating Pure Ozark Water, came two months after […]
Senate Committee Requests EPA Review Of Fluoride Limit as Health Debate Flares
The chairman of a Senate committee has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to review its standard for fluoride in drinking water because of renewed concerns over potential adverse health effects. In a July 25 letter to the agency, Sen. Bob Smith (R.-N.H.), chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, wrote that “recent scientific […]
Delaware, Ohio, accepts fluoridation, but challenge possible
DELAWARE, Ohio — After 31 years, city residents are one step closer to getting cavity-fighting fluoride added to their water supply. The City Council unanimously approved fluoridation this week. Still, residents will have to wait at least 27 days before it’s a sure thing. Sept. 13 is the filing deadline for a Nov. 7 referendum […]