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NEW YORK CITY: A Tussle Over Where to Store Drinking Water
New York City officials are bridling at an attempt by Long Island legislators to block the city from storing an emergency supply of drinking water under Long Island. A bill created by Long Island legislators to block the city’s attempt to store water in the Lloyd Aquifer — the island’s oldest, deepest and purest water […]
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Southampton: The first fluoride drop-in session has poor response from the public
Campaigners turned out in force to the first health authority event to inform residents about plans to fluoridate tap water, but there was a disappointing response from the public. A total of 25 anti-fluoride protesters gathered outside the drop-in session at Bitterne Parish Hall, Southampton, handing out leaflets to those going to talk to health […]
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Pendle councillors vote against fluoridation
COUNCILLORS have vowed not to allow fluoride to be put into water as a major consultation starts over the issue. Pendle councillors voted that water fluoridation was not needed in the borough at their full council meeting and resolved to inform health chiefs. Councillors had been sent a copy of a report by the North […]
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Cameco to reopen Ontario uranium plant
Cameco Corp. plans to reopen its Port Hope, Ont., facility in the next few days after doing repairs to the leaking uranium-conversion plant. Cameco said it has resolved the issue of underground leaking with a combination of groundwater control measures, repairs and improvements to the plant. The company provided the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission with […]
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Well water testing free in Las Vegas, New Mexico
EXCERPT: Well water testing free in Las Vegas The state Environment Department will test water for private domestic well owners from Las Vegas, N.M., and surrounding rural areas in San Miguel County from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday The free testing will be held at the city of Las Vegas’ Abe Montoya Recreation Center […]
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Health district backs fluoride
NOTE FROM FAN: The South Heartland District Health Department services Adams, Clay, Nuckolls and Webster Counties. ____________________________________________________________________________________ The South Heartland District Health Department has spoken out in favor of putting fluoride in the city’s water supply. On Sept. 10, the health department’s Board of Health approved a resolution officially endorsing community water fluoridation. Three ballot […]
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ERIC Rooney, consultant in dental public health, says:
“Primary care trusts are responsible for assessing the oral health needs of their population and for commissioning services or interventions required to improve oral health. In discharging this duty, PCTs have been encouraged by the chief dental officer to consider the option of fluoridating their water supplies. Water fluoridation is the process of artificially topping […]
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Port Hope set to restart UF6 production
Cameco is preparing to resume operations at its uranium hexafluoride (UF6) production plant in Port Hope, Ontario, which has been idle for over a year since it was found that production chemicals had escaped. At Port Hope, shipments of uranium concentrate powder (U3O8) are converted in a chemical process to gaseous UF6 ready for enrichment […]
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Lyerly Debating Taking Fluoride Out Of Water
The Mayor of Lyerly calls it rat poison, but you are drinking it. The container this stuff comes in has labels with skulls and crossbones with bold letters that say “Toxic.” But yet you are drinking it. The substance in question or debate is the fluoride injected into municipal water systems across the nation. “We […]
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Plainview: Resolution to Put Fluoridation on Nov. 4 Ballot
Excerpt: Included in this issue of The Plainview News is the “Notice of General Election” for Pierce County, including the City of Plainview. Special on the ballot for Plainview residents this year at the November 4 General Election are a few positions and decisions including:* The choice to opt-out of the State-mandated fluoridation of the […]
United States, Nebraska