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Peace River to temporarily discontinue fluoridation
Beginning on March 30, the Town of Peace River will temporarily discontinue the use of fluoride until the summer of 2013, when the upgrade on the Water Treatment Plant will be complete. The application of the design of the upgrade had always involved the temporary suspension of fluoride addition to the drinking water during Phase […]
Canada, Alberta -
Western Springs Residents Concerned About Fluoride
Proponents of the two most-public populist causes in Western Springs each gave a single prepared speech at Monday night’s Board of Trustees voting meeting, in stark contrast to the two-issue, hour-long back-and-forth that dominated the meeting of two weeks ago. Speaking in support of the Openlands proposal to preserve Timber Trails Unit II as open […]
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Nyack water department history
When we turn on the faucet or flush the toilet, the water always flows. We may not know the exact source, or where the mains and pipes are buried, but we can reliably depend on it’s quality and availability. Nyack is fortunate to have a publicly controlled water department that has met our needs for […]
United States, New York -
Sulfuryl fluoride: Legislative Update – Raising Capitol Hill Awareness
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) represents the pest control industry’s interests on Capitol Hill through intense lobbying efforts. But the nature of politics is such that the work of a few individuals can only do so much. No one voice carries more weight with PCOs’ elected officials than their own voice. It was for […]
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Philomath to decide on fluoride in water in March 13 ballot
Voters in the small city of Philomath in Benton County will decide next month whether to restore fluoride to the city’s municipal water supply. Philomath’s water had been fluoridated since the early 1980s, but the City Council voted unanimously last May to stop adding fluoride to the municipal water supply. If approved, Measure 02-76 on […]
United States, Oregon -
Windsor: Fluoridation meeting at City Hall on Feb. 29 at 6 pm
Title: ‘More Docotrs Smoke Camels’ To the critics of fluoride, it’s pretty straightforward: Windsorites are being mass medicated without their consent with an industry-sourced waste chemical that is considered too toxic to be released directly into the environment, but which is considered safe enough to be added to our drinking water. To its backers, it’s […]
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Martinsville to pay for spill of fluorosilicic acid from water department, fish kill
Martinsville owes the state almost $16,450 in penalties due to a chemical spill into Jones Creek last fall that resulted in thousands of dead fish. When it meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Martinsville City Council will consider authorizing Interim City Manager Leon Towarnicki to make the payment and sign a related consent order. The city […]
United States, Virginia -
Should NJ add fluoride to water?
Heated debate has ensued in the last few weeks about pending legislation to inject fluoride into New Jersey’s water. The legislation has passed through both legislative health committees and will soon move to the Assembly floor for a vote. Sponsors of the bi-partisan legislation have said that adding fluoride to public water will reduce the […]
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Delta Dental Foundation of Arkansas trying to trim fluoridation costs
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The cost of fluoridating water in 34 Arkansas systems has exceeded the amount a foundation pledged to cover. The Legislature required cities and towns that serve or sell water to more than 5,000 people to install fluoridation systems in their water plants, but only if private funds are available. The law […]
United States, Arkansas Delta Dental -
Aspen to consider fluoride questions
Should the city of Aspen continue the practice of adding fluoride to its drinking-water supply? Or, should it simply lower its fluoride-to-water ratio based on Environmental Protection Agency suggestions? These are the questions facing the Aspen City Council at Monday night’s regular meeting. C.J. Oliver, the city’s environmental health director, said in a memorandum Tuesday […]
United States, Colorado