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Albany Common Council votes to add fluoride to city’s water supply
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -The Albany Common Council held a public comment period before voting on Local Law K and Resolution 19.22.24R. They cover adding fluoride to the city’s water supply and determining if there will be harm to the environment. Council chambers were filled with attendees listening and talking about the pros and cons of […]
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Fluoridation, public safety top concerns at latest Albany Common Council meeting
Thursday’s Albany Common Council meeting was peppered with public comments regarding water fluoridation and public safety. Common Councilor Tom Hoey of the 15th Ward, who chairs the public safety committee, introduced legislation to fluoridate the city water supply in October. He says discussion has been ongoing and 13 of 15 councilors co-sponsor the measure, which […]
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Albion will add fluoride to water again in February
ALBION – The Village of Albion Water Plant expects to start adding fluoride to the public water supply in February after about a 2 ½-year hiatus. The village hasn’t added fluoride to the water since the summer of 2021. The village kept fluoridation chemicals in the water plant, but plant chief operator Adam Rush said […]
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City officials say fluoride to be back in Buffalo water by this summer
Buffalo Water will restore fluoride to the city’s water supply by the summer, after getting approval this week from the state Health Department. City officials made the announcement late Friday, two days after area dental experts sharply criticized the long delay in returning the cavity-fighting mineral to the public drinking water of more than 250,000 […]
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Deja vu in City Hall: One year later, still no fluoride in Buffalo’s water
FAN Note: Why does FAN post articles that praise fluoridation in its news section? The FAN news page serves as a historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. News stories often vanish from the internet after a few years. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable […]
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Albany Common Council to vote on fluoridated water
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Legislation to add fluoride to Albany’s drinking water is on the table. If passed, the capital city would join neighboring Schenectady and Troy, which have fluoridated their water for years. “I was not aware that Albany did not have fluoridation in the water,” said Steve Shafer, a Pine Hills resident. “As […]
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Fluoridation efforts in Albany face little resistance thus far
City officials have so far managed to avoid the fluoride culture war in their push to add the mineral to Albany drinking water. ALBANY — City and county officials have so far avoided a fluoride culture war in their quest to add the tooth decay-fighting mineral to Albany drinking water. Few constituents attended a Nov. 16 […]
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Albion village accepts bid for $1.36 million to build new 750,000-gallon water tank
ALBION – The Albion Village Board is moving forward with replacing a water tank on Route 98, north of the village in Gaines. The current tank was built in 1962 and has a capacity for 1 million gallons. The board voted to accept a construction bid this evening for a new tank that will hold […]
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Capital of New York state poised to welcome fluoridated water.
Albany has never had fluoridated water supply About 13 million New York state residents receive the benefits of water with fluoride, according to the New York State Department of Health Those 13 million do not include the residents of Albany, the state’s capital. That could change as early as late November as result of a […]
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Albany could soon add fluoride to its drinking water
The city of Albany is on the path to adding fluoride to its drinking water. Common Councilor Tom Hoey of the 15th Ward, who chairs the public safety committee, says Albany has been behind the curve for decades. He’s introducing legislation to fluoridate the city water supply at tonight’s Common Council meeting. “In the old […]
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