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EPA Unions Call for Nationwide Moratorium on Fluoridation
Eleven EPA employee unions representing over 7000 environmental and public health professionals of the Civil Service have called for a moratorium on drinking water fluoridation programs across the country, and have asked EPA management to recognize fluoride as posing a serious risk of causing cancer in people. The unions acted following revelations of an apparent […]
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Foundation puts $600,000 for fluoridation in writing
The Washington Dental Service Foundation has sent a letter to the city of Bellingham promising to pay the startup costs if voters approve fluoridation this November. The Seattle-based organization “would like to formally confirm our commitment to the citizens of Bellingham for financial assistance up to $600,000 for construction and implementation costs associated with a […]
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Appeals court OKs Escondido’s water fluoridation
NORTH COUNTY —- A state appeals court ruled Wednesday that the way the city of Escondido is adding fluoride to its drinking water does not violate the constitutional rights of its residents and that the city’s conduct does not violate state law. As a result, the 4th District Court of Appeal in San Diego declined […]
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Fluoride issue likely on ballot despite protest
A measure to fluoridate Bellingham’s water supply will probably appear on the ballot despite allegations from an opposition group that the measure isn’t legal. Rolf Beckhusen, a Bellingham attorney representing Bellingham Citizens Against Forced Fluoride, wrote to the city attorney and the City Council Monday, saying the November ballot initiative should be tested in court […]
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Commissioners hear fluoride pros, cons
Fluoridation is said to produce stronger teeth, but Monday night’s packed-house hearing before Skagit County commissioners showed it also produces strong feelings — pro and con. “This is pretty weird,” said Cheryl Harrison, a speaker who opposes fluoridation. “My dentist is here, my son’s oral surgeon is here, and they’re all wearing ‘yes’ buttons,” said […]
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Lawyer questions fluoride initiative
An initiative that would add fluoride to Bellingham’s drinking water is misleading and potentially unenforceable, leaving the city on the hook for fully funding the program, a lawyer for an anti-fluoride group claims. In a letter to city officials, lawyer Rolf Beckhusen writes that the initiative violates state law and the city’s charter by hinging […]
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ADA: Organizations that support community water fluoridation
COMPENDIUM National and International Organizations That Recognize the Public Health Benefits of Community Water Fluoridation for Preventing Dental Decay Academy of Dentistry International Academy of General Dentistry Academy for Sports Dentistry Alzheimer’s Association America’s Health Insurance Plans American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Nurse Practitioners American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology American […]
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Nalco plant: Experts to study crop damage
BHUBANESWAR: A multi-disciplinary team with experts from the fields of process technology, atmospheric physics and chemistry, meteorology and agriculture will study the reason behind crop damage around Nalco smelter plant at Angul, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik informed the Assembly on Friday. Replying to a calling attention notice on alleged leakage of poisonous gas from the […]
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Nuclear death probe – but family in the dark
For four years, Clive Motha has wanted to know why his son Victor collapsed in the dining room of their Mamelodi house. Now there is an inquiry into Victor’s death. But more than a month after the investigation was announced, Motha hasn’t even heard from the investigators. In fact, he learnt about the investigation only […]
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Report of toxic spill at Phillips plant not needed
Managers at the East Fish-kill Phillips Semiconductors plant did not have to report the release of a fluoride chemical last month, according to the Department of Environmental Conservation. That’s because the company said only a “baseball-size clump” of the chemical ammonium fluorosilicate had been released into the air. The DEC does not require companies to […]
United States, New York Electronics Industry