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Hazmat crews, Jacksonville firefighters contain battery plant fire, potential dangers
Jacksonville firefighters worked for hours Tuesday to secure a fire at a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in Cecil Commerce Center on the Westside. The building, toured in 2016 by then-President Barack Obama, didn’t show signs of flames on the outside but needed to be evacuated for the potential dangers of the hazardous materials. Chief Keith Powers said […]
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Hurricane Ian Reveals Dangers of Proposal to Use Toxic Phosphogypsum in Road Construction.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Following Hurricane Ian’s path of destruction across Florida, demolished roads and collapsed bridges highlight the danger of proposals to use toxic, radioactive phosphogypsum waste in road construction. For years, lawmakers have attempted to allow this dangerous practice. “The pulverized roads and bridges left by Hurricane Ian leave no question that it would be […]
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Wellington Fluoride Glitch Raises Council Concerns
A construction issue that stopped the fluoridation of Wellington’s municipal water system over the past two years will be rectified soon, but Wellington Village Council members are not happy with the fact that they and the general public were not informed of the change. “For me, the most important thing is being transparent with our […]
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Wildwood commissioners clash over adding fluoride to drinking water
Fluoride won’t be added to Wildwood’s water supply after commissioners passed Monday on an opportunity to become the first Sumter County city to add it. For decades, fluoride has been valued for preventing dental cavities, especially in children. It is used in Ocala and has been used in Leesburg. Commissioners voted 3-2 not to invite […]
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‘It just didn’t pan out, guys’: Brevard Commissioner announces fluoride won’t return to Mims water
Barring an unexpected change on Friday, Brevard County residents who receive their water from Mims Water on the north end of the county will not have community water fluoridation (CWF) restored. Commissioner Rita Pritchett discussed the topic following the public comment section of Thursday’s zoning meeting, during which several members of the medical community in […]
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Who should be St. Petersburg’s next mayor? We have an answer
Excerpts … Whoever takes charge after Mayor Rick Kriseman must also be up to other challenges… The race to replace Kriseman is crowded, with several solid candidates. But Ken Welch is the best choice to maintain the city’s momentum. Welch, 56, grew up in St. Petersburg. He graduated from Lakewood High School and the University […]
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Brevard County: Water Quality Report for 2020
Excerpts from a 2020 Water Quality Report for Cocoa, Florida. • Cocoa’s primary water source is groundwater pumped from the Intermediate and Floridan Aquifers. • Cocoa has supplied central Brevard County with high quality drinking water since 1957. • Cocoa supplements its ground water supply with surface water from the Taylor Creek Reservoir and Aquifer […]
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Your chance to say yes or no to fluoride in Mims is in your water bill | Opinion by Rita Pritchett
Throughout my years of service on the Brevard County Commission, I have heard from citizens who wanted fluoride removed from their water. The commission, on May 4, 2021, voted to remove fluoride from Mims drinking water by a vote of 5-0. The commission understood the vote was to remove fluoride (hydrofluorosilic acid) from the water. […]
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Dentists and residents press Pritchett, County Commission on fluoridation in Mims
Dentists and local residents gathered at Tuesday’s Brevard County Commission meeting to criticize Brevard County Commissioners for their decision to remove fluoride from the water in Mims and the process they selected to determine whether to restore it. The decision called by County Commission Chair Rita Pritchett back in May was made without formal discussion, public comment or workshopping ad […]
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Dentists lobby for fluoride to resume in Mims water
BREVARD COUNTY – Mims residents will have a chance to vote on whether or not they would like to continue to have fluoride in their water. A public meeting was held on June 21 at the request of many local dental representatives. Residents heard arguments of both supporting the use of fluoride in the water, […]
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