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Horowhenua District Council pauses work on fluoridation after High Court decision
Horowehenua District Council (HDC) hopes to have more clarity on whether it should proceed to fluoridate its water supply after the High Court found orders to do so were unlawful. The High Court found the Director-General of Health’s orders to 14 councils to fluoridate some or all of their drinking water supplies did not give […]
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Brainerd’s non-fluoridated water tap to remain shut off
BRAINERD — The non-fluoridated water tap in Brainerd will not come back on. The city’s legal counsel says it would be illegal to do so. Brainerd Public Utilities Commission members voted 3-1 Tuesday, Dec. 19, not to turn the tap on after reviewing a memo from City Attorney Joe Langel. Langel weighed in on the issue after commissioners […]
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Two Central Illinois Water Plants Allegedly Hacked – Accused Of Aligning With Israel
This is a developing story. We received confirmation yesterday that the US Department of Justice was notified by law enforcement in Shelby County about two water plants having their computers hacked in Herrick and Assumption, Illinois. Herrick is in Shelby County and Assumption is in Christian County. We understand the Herrick plant was locked out […]
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Health officials debate adding fluoride to water in Stockton
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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Council to restart fluoridation
The Clutha District Council (CDC) will reinstate fluoridation of Balclutha, Kaitangata, Milton and Tapanui drinking water “early next year”, CDC group manager service delivery Jules Witt said. Council agreed to begin fluoridating the four towns in 2010, following public consultation which found the majority of residents were in favour at that time. But treatment ceased […]
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Petal Aldermen Accept $35.7K Bid For Fluoride To Water System
After several months of discussions and research on the matter of adding fluoride to the City of Petal’s water system, officials from the Petal Board of Aldermen recently approved a $37,765 bid from Southern Chlorinator in Taylorsville to begin that process. That bid was accepted at the December 5 board meeting, where Mayor Tony Ducker […]
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Fluoride battle continues
A Cambridge lobby group has started a battle to stop the town’s water supply bring fluoridated. The outgoing director general of health Ashley Bloomfield instructed the Waip? District Council to add fluoride to Cambridge supplies – but not elsewhere in Waip? – as a parting gesture when he retired in 2022. But the High Court […]
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Lebanon will put fluoride on the ballot
Fluoride has been in Lebanon’s water system for more than 20 years, but next year, city residents will decide if they’ll eliminate it. That’s because the Lebanon City Council approved a motion Wednesday night, Dec. 13, to add a question on the November 2024 ballot: Should the city nix the chemical additive which helps prevent […]
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Concerns water fluoridation plans could attract ‘conspiratorial minds’
Health bosses have been warned adding fluoride to Nottinghamshire’s water could be contentious with some residents despite research showing it prevents tooth decay. Fluoride is a naturally occurring mineral which strengthens the outer surface of teeth, making them more resistant to decay. It is added to dental products including many toothpastes, but can also be […]
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Doctor asks Airdrie city council to help in fluoride in water moratorium
The City of Airdrie received a presentation at the Dec. 4 council meeting arguing against the use of fluoride in City drinking water. Municipal drinking water in Airdrie comes from the City of Calgary, which approved the reinstatement of water fluoridation after 62 per cent of electors voted in favour of reintroducing fluoridation of the […]
Canada, Alberta Canada