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Fluoride opponents hire attorney in possible fight with City Hall
PORT ANGELES — A citizens group opposing fluoridation of the city water supply has retained a Seattle environmental attorney to explore possible legal action. Clallam County Citizens for Safe Drinking Water, which says it has grown to more than 104 members, recently raised about $3,000 to hire Gerald Steel, who has also served as legal […]
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Canadian polluters increased chemical releases by 20% from 1995 to 2001
TORONTO, June 19 /CNW/ – Pollution of Canada’s air, water and land is on an upward trend that has seen it increase by more than 20% since 1995, according to an updated environmental website launched today. Total releases of chemicals of concern increased by more than 36 million kilograms (kg) from 177,009,091 kg in 1995 […]
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Better safe than sorry
SAN FRANCISCO is poised to become the first city in the nation to adopt the Precautionary Principle — a new policy framework widely used in western and northern European countries for developing laws that protect our health and environment. For years, Bay Area leaders from the breast cancer, public health, environmental health and environmental justice […]
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Fighting fluoride: Smithfield looks at water options
SMITHFIELD — In April, Smithfield learned it has the best-tasting water in Virginia. But it has since learned the water might include too much of a good thing – fluoride. Fluoride, a naturally occurring salt-like substance in the water, helps prevent tooth decay. While some localities add it to their water, water in Isle of […]
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Fluoride and Our Rights
********* Douglas is a forensic ecologist and toxicologist, who sits on the government inquiry into the Camelford water poisoning of 1988. Here he tells how he is opposed to the adding of fluoride to the public water supply ********* SHOULD Primary Health Care Trusts be allowed to require water companies to fluoridate public drinking water […]
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Water and wastewater related issues in Sri Lanka.
Abstract The primary problems concerning water resources in Sri Lanka are the depletion and degradation of the resource caused by various anthropogenic activities. Surface inland waters in urban areas are polluted heavily with domestic sewage and industrial effluents, and in rural areas with agricultural runoff. With regard to ground water in certain areas of the […]
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Plainville water plan defeated, fluoride remains
PLAINVILLE – As expected, Town Meeting defeated a $2.3 million proposal to separate the town’s water from neighboring North Attleborough’s, which means Plainville will continue to get fluoridated water even though voters rejected it more than a year ago. The question is, what now? Both foes and supporters of fluoridation dismissed the plan as far […]
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Neighbors fear health effects of blowing gypsum
STRATHCONA COUNTY – A group in Strathcona County is fighting a 120-hectare expansion of Agrium’s Redwater plant, saying heavy industry has brought ill health and made it impossible to sell their properties. “Nobody wants to leave, we love it here,” said Cheryl Henkelman, one of about 20 residents who filed statements of concern with Alberta […]
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Wales MP adds voice to Fluoride Opposition
The Welsh Liberal Democrat Assembly Member for South Wales West, Peter Black, has added his voice to those opposed to the addition of fluoride to our water supply. Mr Black was commenting on proposals by the Government to legislate to make it the responsibility of health authorities to determine whether to proceed with fluoridation or […]
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Anti-fluoride group urges taking Port Angeles council to task
PORT ANGELES — Fluoridation opponents urged about 45 people Tuesday to “take the City Council to task” and let them know they oppose fluoridation of the city’s water system. The two-hour session at the Port Angeles Library was hosted by Clallam County Citizens for Safe Drinking Water. It included Dr. Eloise Kailin and Sequim businessman […]
United States, Washington State