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Negative effects of fluoridation continue
Editor: The EPA is being sued for violating the Toxic Substance Control Act. Does this seem backwards? Multiple groups filed the suit based on numerous recent studies that compared pregnant mothers in fluoridated versus non-fluoridated communities. Results demonstrated a significant reduction of IQ in infants. This moves fluoride from the realm of dental issues to […]
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Letters: Fluoride in water; tax on business
Government report reveals danger of fluoride in water A few years ago, I and a number of other concerned citizens attempted to persuade the city of Loveland to cease adding fluoride to our drinking water, arguing, amongst other things, that it amounted to mass medication of the populace. Today the National Toxicology Program (NTP) has […]
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What’s In The Water? Fluoridated Water And Its Benefits
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The following article is “Sponsored Content” from NAPSI. It is used to “engage and influence” and to “Energize your base” We have labeled this article as misinformation for the following reasons: STATEMENT: “Fluoride use and community water fluoridation are safe and effective ways to prevent tooth decay…” RESPONSE: This statement […]
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Colorado finds “forever chemicals” PFAS in 100% of fish sampled in three big counties
In another alarming report about the spread of the toxic waterproofing chemicals, the state says all fish sampled in El Paso, Adams and Jefferson counties were contaminated. Is any level of human consumption safe? Fountain Creek splits around a small island at Fountain Creek Regional Park, looking west toward Pikes Peak, on Aug. 24, 2021. […]
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Center Town Trustees meeting discuss fluoride in water
Excerpt: CENTER — Center Town Trustees heard reports from department heads on crime and fluoride levels in water during their meeting on Jan. 12. … During the Public Works report, a question was posed as to the amount of fluoride in the water provided to the citizens of Center through municipal water. Municipal water is […]
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Colorado may have more sites with dangerous “forever chemicals” than any other state
A new analysis of an EPA database shows demand for PFAS in fracking and other industries puts Front Range at the top of the contamination list. A puddle of water sits in a retaining pond below firefighting training area at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Widefield aquifer below the base was […]
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Joe Bernosky: City of Loveland has studied fluoridation benefits, concerns
Caption under photo at top of page, Shiloh Thompson, lead plant operator of the Loveland Water Treatment Plant, looks through a window into the fluorosilicic acid room at the plant as he talks Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, about how they use fluoride in the water treatment process. (Jenny Sparks / Loveland Reporter-Herald) Recently the Reporter-Herald […]
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Loveland: Letter to the Editor by Traudl Renner
Make fluoride ingestion the individual choice of an informed public I am in agreement with Mr. Deming on reassessment of water fluoridation in our community. Where we differ is the approach to end the practice. While it appears democratic to put the issue to a vote, I disagree that the majority has any right to […]
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Loveland: Letters to the Editor from Donald Menzel and John Deming
Loveland Planning Commission chair must go, by Donald Menzel American democracy is under vicious attack by radical right Republicans nationwide. Then, to read that Mr. Ron Weinberg, chair of the Loveland Planning Commission, intends to screen commission candidates for “hard left” beliefs is just too much to stomach. He should look in a mirror — […]
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Panelists duel over fluoridation of Loveland water; commission votes to continue program
Debate was last heard by commission in 2014 Jenny Sparks/Loveland Reporter-Herald The Big Thompson River flows under the walking bridge Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at Fairgrounds Park in Loveland. The river, which is the city’s source of drinking water, has a natural fluoride concentration of 0.2 milligrams per liter. Skeptics and public health officials dueled […]
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