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Commissioner Helms: ‘County owes citizens due diligence’; concerns expressed over fluoride in drinking water
MONROE — The Union County Board of Commissioners was presented with information from staff during Tuesday’s meeting (Sept. 5) on fluoride in the public water supply. During public comments at the meeting, members of the community expressed concerns about the possible adverse health consequences of drinking water that contains fluoride. “We heard from citizens of […]
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Alcoa’s continued pollution in Badin draws attention of nonprofit group
The issue of Alcoa’s chronic polluting of the land and various bodies of water around Badin was brought into the spotlight Thursday as part of a virtual forum hosted by Reimagining America Project, a local organization that uses testimony, witnessing and atonement to combat systemic racism. The organization hosted “Poisoned Land, Poisoned Water: A Legacy of […]
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The long and winding water treatment process.
LUMBERTON — The City of Lumberton’s Water Plant resembles in ways a medieval castle, with earthen walls and moats ringing an imposing, purposeful collection of structures. “People think water runs in one pipe,” said Chief Operator Paul Valenti, “and runs out the other.” Water treatment is far more involved than a simple input-output. Valenti is […]
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Dishonorable discharge: Runoff from a former industrial site is contaminating an important NC lake.
Alcoa’s continued discharge of toxics into Badin Lake, a popular fishing and swimming destination, linked to paltry fines, lax state oversight Alcoa, the eighth-largest aluminum company in the world, whose global reach spans 11 countries, claims on its website that it “operates with excellence” and “cares about people around the globe.” The residents of West […]
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Hazmat spill closes portion of Mitchell County road overnight, troopers say
MITCHELL COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — An incident involving a tanker and a subsequent hazmat spill in Mitchell County is expected to close a road at least until Thursday morning, Sept. 8. Rohn W. Silvers with North Carolina State Highway Patrol said crews received a call that a tanker hauling 4,500 gallons of hydrofluorosilicic acid crashed on […]
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Groups contact the state, recommend ways Alcoa can mitigate water contaminants
Concerned with on-site hazardous waste from Alcoa, which continues to leach into nearby waters in Badin, several groups wrote recently to the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s (DEQ) Division of Water Resources about ways the organization could improve. The actions come as the site, now known as Badin Business Park (BPP), recently reapplied for its […]
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Concern over University of North Carolina child medical experiment in low-income community
May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — A University of North Carolina (UNC) dentist is recruiting infants from Lenoir County, NC, for an experiment exposing them to fluoride, which has been shown in dozens of studies to lower IQ, according to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). The study, named waterBEST and led by dental researcher Dr. Gary Slade, […]
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Tablet fluoridation. Partnership brings fluoride to Aulander water
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention contracted for the new Sodium Fluorosilicate tablet systsem to fluoridate small water supplies. AULANDER – More fluoride will be coming soon to the town of Aulander’s water system, thanks to a grant. The town of Aulander Commissioners were presented with a plan to […]
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Kinston study by UNC will measure the impact of using fluoridated water
Note from Fluoride Action Network: This human experiment with infants is both shocking and unethical in light of the 2020 study Fluoride exposure from infant formula and child IQ in a Canadian birth cohort, performed by Till et al. The authors reported: • “Consumption of formula reconstituted with fluoridated water can lead to excessive fluoride […]
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Fork Township, Goldsboro, NC, Ends Fluoridation
Fork Township Sanitation District, Goldsboro, NC Consumer Alerts Cut off day for Non Payment for August is August 31, 2021 at 8:30 am. We will no longer be feeding fluoride into our system effect immediately. Please call our office and a customer service representative will be happy to help you with your questions https://forktownship.com/consumer-alerts/ Note […]
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