Barker Hamill’s children take fluoride pills every other day. The reason: Morrisville, Pa., where they live, does not have fluoridated water. ”Our pediatrician recommended taking them,” Mr. Hamill. ”There’s no lack of evidence that it helps to prevent tooth decay.” Mr. Hamill is not just any proponent of fluoridation. He is also chief of the […]
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Panel endorses bill to fluoridate water
CARSON CITY (AP) – A proposal to put fluoride in drinking water in Reno and Las Vegas was approved on a 26-16 vote Thursday by the Nevada Assembly. The controversial bill was backed by dentists who said they constantly see children with mouths full of cavities because Nevada is one of the few places that […]
The Tooth Is Out There
Fluoride opponents are setting up Santa Cruz to be a test case against the new state fluoridation law IN STANLEY KUBRICK’S 1963 cult classic, Dr. Strangelove, Gen. Jack D. Ripper summed up the communist “conspiracy” behind fluoridation, ranting about “precious bodily fluids” even as nuclear annihilation approached. Today, the perpetrators of the fluoride conspiracy have changed. […]
Fear of Fluoride
Have you read the fine print on your toothpaste tube recently? Check it out. If your toothpaste contains fluoride — which nearly every brand in the United States does — there’s a consumer advisory message that might surprise and alarm you, especially if you’re the parent of young children. The advisory, which began appearing on […]
Molycorp regulation challenge rejected
QUESTA, N.M. – The state has turned down Molycorp’s challenge to New Mexico’s authority to regulate ground water contamination beneath the company’s molybdenum mine here. The Water Quality Control Commission on Tuesday ruled Molycorp missed – by four years – a deadline to oppose controls on the contamination. The ruling means the state will move […]
Some Young Children Get Too Much Fluoride
THE FLUORIDATION of public water systems in the U.S. since 1945 is often hailed as one of the great public-health advances of the century. Today, many children reach adulthood without a single cavity. But now health researchers are questioning whether Americans, particularly children, may have too much fluoride in their diets. The U.S. Centers for Disease […]
EPA Cites West Chicago Sewage Treatment Plant and Industrial Dischargers
CHICAGO – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 has recently cited the West Chicago, Ill., wastewater treatment plant for exceeding the limits of its wastewater treatment permit and inadequately monitoring wastewater discharged to the plant from industries. Industrial users include Electronic Support Systems, L.P.; Mapei Corp.; Northwestern Flavors, Inc.; Wincup; General Mills Operations, Inc.; […]
Refinery Paints Disaster Scenes for Residents
Faced with a federal mandate to explain the potential community impact of a major refinery disaster, Chalmette Refining LLC officials have decided to go a step further: They’re going to share their findings with the public seven months before they are due to regulators. Next week, the refinery will mail brochures spelling out disaster scenarios […]
Ending the MSRE. A fabled reactor experiment’s cleanup project may be its crowning glory
It’s the final and somewhat ironic chapter of one of ORNL’s [Oak Ridge National Laboratory] largest and most storied projects. A successful but spurned and dormant experimental nuclear reactor is ending its days as a cleanup project. The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment’s fate is far from ignoble, however. The MSRE continues to teach, even in […]
Yuba City to fluoridate its water supply
After listening to 11 hours of public comment on the pros and cons of fluoridation, Yuba City’s City Council decided to move forward with its plans to fluoridate its water supply. The City Council voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution in support of fluoridation, thus ending a debate that started 35 years ago. Mayor Lee […]