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CDC awards certificates to Providence, Cumberland for water quality
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has provided certificates to Providence and Cumberland for the 2020 Water Fluoridation Quality Award. The award recognizes those public water systems that adjust the fluoride concentration in drinking water and achieve a monthly average fluoride level that is in the optimal range for 12 consecutive […]
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Elevated fluoride levels found in Newport water treatment plant in May
Corrective action has already been taken. NEWPORT — Elevated fluoride levels were observed at one of the city’s water treatment plants in May, according to a press release from the Department of Public Utilities. Fluoride can help prevent cavities at low levels, but drinking water with fluoride levels above two milligrams per liter (mg/l) can […]
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Newport Water Customers to Receive Notice of Elevated Fluoride Levels in June Bills
The following was put on the City of Newport’s website on June 4, 2019 Newport, RI (June 1, 2019) – As part of our ongoing mandate to inform the public of the health of our drinking water supply, the Newport Water Division will be including a notice in its June 2019 Water Bills to all customers […]
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City of Newport Public Notice: Elevated fluoride levels detected PWS#1592010
(This notice went to the water customers with their June bills) PUBLIC NOTICE IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATER Elevated fluoride levels detected PWS# 1592010 City of Newport This is an alert about your drinking water and a cosmetic dental problem that might affect children under nine years of age. At low levels, fluoride can […]
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Fluoridation: Call for a Moratorium
To the Editor: In the decades since the Newport City Council first authorized fluoridation, study after study around the world has documented serious adverse effects of fluoride. At last week’s city council meeting I cited just one, a large study funded by the National Institute of Health which found that exposure to even small amounts […]
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Newport: Activist urges city to stop fluoridation
The scientific establishment says fluoride in water is beneficial, but Kyle Hence disagrees. NEWPORT, R.I. — A cursory Google search shows how deep the fault lines run between supporters and opponents of fluoridating community water supplies. There appears to be no middle ground between the two sides. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call […]
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Local Activist Ramps Up Fight Against Fluoride in Water in Rhode Island
Kyle Hence appeared on GoLocal LIVE on Tuesday to speak about developments in the fight against fluoridated water in the United States — including the recent ruling by a U.S. judge who said groups can sue the EPA over the issue. As Reuters reported: “Opponents of fluoridated drinking water can proceed with a lawsuit against […]
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Warwick company to plead guilty to Clean Air Act violation
A Warwick company is expected to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Air Act. According to the office of U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Monday court filings indicate Mann Distribution LLC – also known as Mann Chemical LLC – will acknowledge it failed to create and implement a risk management plan to minimize the […]
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Feeling strongly about flouride
BARRINGTON – Naomi N. Malik, 30, shares both a home and an office with her husband, Michael. Both are chiropractors and met at a college in Iowa. Years of medical training also helped Ms. Malik investigate a possible health risk that has been given little thought by most people in the past five decades: fluoride […]
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