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Sierra Club Position on Mandatory Drinking Water Fluoridation
Note from Doris Cellarius, Co-Chair, Environmental Quality Strategy Team, Sierra Club: On Sept. 25, 2001 the Sierra Club Conservation Governance Committee adopted the following “position” on drinking water fluoridation. It was drafted and approved by the Environmental Quality Strategy Team (EQST) in response to many requests from Chapters and activists. The issue is of particular […]
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Fluoridation seen as answer to dental crisis in Billings
The proper amount of fluoride in drinking water reduces dental decay. Bozeman, Chester, Colstrip, Hardin, Laurel, Miles City and Scobey add fluoride to public water systems to reach this optimal level. The city of Great Falls naturally has an optimal level of fluoride in its water because it occurs naturally in the Missouri River water. […]
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Alarming rise in fluoride level in Faridabad district
Fluoride in water drawn from ground in the district has reached to a dangerous level. The fluoride level has jumped to almost seven times above normal in the past few years. According to Central Ground Water Board Sources, this has come to light after recent studies and surveys by the department. It has been revealed […]
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Erie Water Authority Votes to Fluoridate Water Supply
Fluoridation is in. The Erie City Water Authority voted Thursday to start plans to fluoridate the metropolitan Erie water supply, despite moves this week by both Erie City Council and Erie County Council to let voters decide the issue. The authority voted 7-2 in favor of member Thomas C. Hoffman’s motion to add fluoride to […]
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Fluoride or Dig a Well?
A number of residents who didn’t have the opportunity to vote on fluoridation last fall would essentially be forced to have fluoridated water if the Legislature follows the recommendation of a legislative panel. The Legislative Task Force on Fluoridation voted Wednesday to recommend a change in state law to allow residents who are served by […]
United States, Utah -
Group vows to go to court to keep fluoridation issue off Erie ballot
A local organization supporting the fluoridation of Erie’s public water supply vowed Wednesday to go to court to halt any attempt to place a referendum on fluoridation on the Nov. 6 ballot, co-chairman William G. Sesler said. “There will be no referendum on the ballot,” said Sesler, a lawyer who represents Citizens for Better Dental […]
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Erie City Council will let voters decide fluoridation issue
Erie City Council voted Wednesday night to ask the Erie County Board of Elections to place the issue of fluoridating the metropolitan Erie water supply on the ballot for the Nov. 6 municipal election. Council voted 4-3 to approve the resolution, sponsored by council President Mario Bagnoni, an outspoken opponent of fluoridation. The move was […]
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Goldendale City Council rejects fluoridation proposal
In a unanimous 7-0 vote, the Goldendale City Council voted to reject any proposal to add fluoride to the city’s water supply in their meeting Monday, Sept. 17. The vote, preceded by a litany of anti-fluoride comments from councilmembers, put to rest the push by the Klickitat County Public Health Department and local health professionals, […]
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Colorado Springs Asks CDC to Conduct Study on Fluosilicic Acid
Deciding when to vote on adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water is becoming just as controversial and complicated as deciding whether fluoride itself poses a health hazard. On Wednesday, the Colorado Springs City Council, acting as the Colorado Springs Utilities Board, voted to postpone its decision until late November, opting instead to enlist the […]
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Doctor alleging violation of rights to sue State over fluoridation
A GP is suing the State for continuing to fluoridate drinking water, claiming it constitutes a breach of his human rights. Kildare-based Dr Andrew Rynne said fluoride in Irish drinking water is recovered pollution from the phosphate fertiliser industry and contains arsenic and lead. “They harvest it from the pollution ‘scrubbers’ in their chimney stacks. […]
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