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Cunningham Utility District stands by decision to not fluoridate water
One soft-spoken battle between a few customers of the Cunningham Utility District in favor of fluoridating the area’s water and the Board of Directors ended Thursday night, but one citizen says the war isn’t over. “I’m going to keep on fighting for it,” said a smiling Nadine St. John, a customer of the district after […]
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All rural Beijingers to have safe drinking water
BEIJING — All rural residents in Beijing will enjoy safe drinking water after 700,000 more villagers, the last group of thirsty people in outer rural areas, are covered by the city’s water supply efforts this year. “Beijing is expected to be the first among all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities on the Chinese mainland to […]
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Fluoride for Upper Lachlan water?
UPPER Lachlan Shire Councillors at the recent meeting at Gunning voiced their support for the addition of fluoride to the Shire’s reticulated water supplies. These are located at Crookwell, Taralga, Gunning and Dalton. A representative of the NSW Department of Health, Ms Shanti Sivaneswaran, gave a presentation to Council on the benefits to derive from […]
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Caution on Expanding Water Fluoridation
We are approaching the Humboldt Bay Municipal Water District release of the engineering report that will reveal the costs of potentially expanding community water fluoridation (CWF) to a handful of surrounding communities. Manila will be the first of those communities to let its citizens have a choice when they vote on February 5th. A January […]
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Minnesota: MDH to test Lake Elmo residents for PFCs
Lake Elmo residents whose private wells have been contaminated with perfluorochemicals (PFCs) will soon get a chance to find out how many of the compounds have accumulated in their bodies under a pilot biomonitoring program that Minnesota Department of Health officials will roll out later this month. In the coming year, the MDH plans to […]
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Rocher Deboule Manganese Exploration Update and Yearly Review
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 04, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Larry W. Reaugh, President & CEO of Rocher Deboule Minerals Corp. (NEX: RD.H)(PINK SHEETS: RDBHF), is pleased to report the Company has completed 6 holes prior to the Christmas holidays on their Artillery Peak manganese property located in Mohave County, Arizona. The 6 holes […]
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Littleton: Hearing to consider fluoridated water
Littleton – The Board of Health is holding an open meeting this month to hear from the public about adding fluoride to the town’s water supply. The meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the conference room of the Littleton Light and Water Department, 39 Ayer Road. Board Vice Chairman Ted Doucette said […]
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International College of Dentists promotes fluoridation in developing countries
GRAND BLANC TWP. — Dick Shick’s community work is going global this week, when as president-elect he takes the helm of the International College of Dentists. It’s an honorary group representing just 3 percent of U.S. dentists, he said. And while the group began as a way to disseminate developments and advancements in dentistry, its […]
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Nuclear-related environmental health concerns in Port Hope, Ontario
Note: this is an excerpt from the Petition: The Port Hope Community Health Concerns Committee (PHCHCC) is an incorporated non-profit organization of current and former residents concerned about health issues relating to the operations and potential health and environmental impacts of two nuclear industries in our community and the presence of radioactive and heavy metal […]
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City of Ste. Genevieve: Meeting On Fluoridation Marked By Diverse Opinions
Elected officials of the City of Ste. Genevieve heard what local residents think about the benefits and disadvantages of fluoride last Thursday night, at a special meeting set up to help the board of aldermen decide whether to place the issue of fluoridation on the April ballot. The two-hour session was opened by Mayor Dick […]
United States, Missouri