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Wichita City Council adds fluoride issue to Nov. 6 ballot
Here is the question that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot: SHALL SECTION 17.12.340 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF WICHITA BE ADOPTED WHICH PROVIDES: (1) The City of Wichita’s Director of Public Works & Utilities is authorized and directed to fluoridate the City of Wichita’s public drinking water supply to the optimal […]
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Portland: Fluoridation Opponents Propose New Ballot Initiative
Oregon Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, an activist group opposed to fluoridating Portland’s water supply, has announced that they will seek to file a city ballot initiative, the “Clean Drinking Water Measure”, that would halt the addition of any fluoride to Portland’s water supply. The announcement comes mere days after Mayor Sam Adams tweeted that […]
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Cassadaga: Questions raised about fluoridation
Excerpt: The question of whether fluoridation is safe came before the Cassadaga Village Board at a recent meeting. During the public comment section of the meeting, Almet Josephson addressed the board. Josephson, who has kidney disease, said, “My doctor said I should not drink fluoridated water.” … The decision to fluoridate has not been made. […]
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The Battle over Portland’s Water
Rick North is the former CEO of the Oregon American Cancer Society (1994-99) and former Project Director of Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility’s Campaign for Safe Food (2003-2011). He retired in February 2011 to become a volunteer confronting undue corporate influence in elections and the government. Author concludes that there’s no consensus that fluoridation is […]
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NRC ISSUES FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR PROPOSED URANIUM DECONVERSION FACILITY IN NEW MEXICO
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on a proposed facility in Lea County, N.M., that would deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride from the uranium enrichment industry to make it more suitable for disposal. The FEIS contains the staff’s assessment that there are no impacts that would preclude licensing the proposed […]
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FDA Announces the Voluntary Removal by Industry of Certain Perfluorinated Grease-proofing Agents from the Marketplace
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that five perfluorinated substances used as grease-proofing agents have been voluntarily removed from interstate commerce by their manufacturers. After recent studies raised safety concerns with one type of perfluorinated chemicals, known as C8 compounds, FDA initiated a comprehensive review of the available data on C8 compounds. As a result […]
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Health Share of Oregon Supports Fluoridation for Portland
The Health Share of Oregon Board of Directors has added its support to the effort by the Everyone Deserves Healthy Teeth Coalition to encourage Portland to add fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply. “Getting an early start on oral health can help a child start down the right path for overall health for a […]
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Concerns Remain on Voluntary C-8 Phase Out
Oakland, Calif. – The chemical industry’s agreement with the federal Food and Drug Administration to phase out toxic perfluorinated compounds used to grease-proof pizza boxes, microwave popcorn bags, fast food wrapping and other food packaging does not go far enough to protect public health. “Prior to this voluntary phase-out, these manufacturers have polluted the planet […]
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Fluoride Returning to Hightstown’s Drinking Water
Hightstown will be adding fluoride back into the drinking water supply, possibly as early as mid-September, according to officials. Fluoride is estimated to be back in the water around Sept. 10, but the date could change depending on how long it takes to fix the water treatment plant’s pump mechanism that adds fluoride to the […]
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Kodiak Base Restarts Water Flouridation After Upgrades
In an effort to promote dental health, Coast Guard Base Kodiak has reintroduced fluoride into its water supply. Edward DeNoyelles is an environmental program manager who manages the drinking water on base and said the addition of fluoride came after a major update to the drinking water plant. — (Fluoride Water 1 : 39 “Our […]
United States, Alaska