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Changes coming to Ripon’s water utility; city will temporarily stop fluoride treatment.
The city of Ripon is expected to discontinue using fluoride in its drinking water in the coming months to better comply with state regulations for storing chemicals at water utilities. That much and more were discussed by officials during last week Monday’s Ripon Common Council meeting. During the meeting, utility officials presented the key points […]
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Jefferson decides to leave fluoride in its water supply.
JEFFERSON—For the foreseeable future, at least, the City of Jefferson will continue to put fluoride into its drinking water. The Jefferson Common Council in recent days changed its collective mind on the subject. Originally, unanimously in favor of removal of fluoride from city water, the council’s attitude changed after the panel heard from a pair […]
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Waterloo dentist argues for putting fluoride back in the water.
FAN Editorial Note: Dr. Nothem makes many false statements in this article including: “It would take 85 glasses of water per day for an adult to develop chronic fluorosis” – research has shown that dental fluorosis often develops early in life during a critical window of fluoride over-exposure. (JS) With Waterloo having discontinued using fluoride […]
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Waterloo dentist pushes back on city’s decision to cease treating water with fluoride
Waterloo area dentist Andrew Nothem is publicly questioning the Waterloo Common Council’s decision to pull back on treating the city’s water supply with fluoride. He plans to speak during public comment at a council meeting this Thursday, June 16, which starts at 7 p.m. Nothem’s concern came from an April 21 common council decision to […]
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Documents show Superior oil refinery knew about equipment issues years before 2018 explosion
WPR A plume of darks smoke rises from the refinery fire in April 2018. Bob King/Duluth News Tribune ‘This valve had been known to leak’: Documents show Superior oil refinery knew about equipment issues years before 2018 explosion The blast injured workers and caused a mass evacuation. Investigators found no evidence key equipment had been […]
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Tablet fluoridation. Marathon fluoridation to stay
Commission approves pilot project with safer chemical treatment The Marathon City Utility Commission last week Wednesday agreed to be part of a Department of Health Service (DHS) paid-for pilot program to add fluoride to public drinking water supplies more safely. Under the proposal, the state will pay for Marathon City to build a $15,000 platform […]
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City of Waterloo to transition away from using fluoride in water
A method once believed to make water cleaner will be done away with at Waterloo’s water treatment plant. Once the utilities department’s current stock of fluoride runs out, then the city will cease to treat water with it. City officials say they don’t plan to order any more fluoride. “We might as well just use […]
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City of Waterloo to transition away from using fluoride in water
A method once believed to make water cleaner will be done away with at Waterloo’s water treatment plant. Once the utilities department’s current stock of fluoride runs out, then the city will cease to treat water with it. City officials say they don’t plan to order any more fluoride. “We might as well just use […]
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Group targets Husky Energy in public safety initiative hoax on anniversary of Husky refinery explosion
A member of the group called it an elaborate hoax meant to direct attention to the danger of hydrogen fluoride A group going by the name Modest Proposals posed as Husky Energy as it unveiled a fake public safety initiative on Tuesday, which marked four years since the Husky oil refinery explosion. Photo courtesy of […]
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City of Menominee water system Infrastructure Alternatives wins top water system award from the CDC
The City of Menominee’s water system Infrastructure Alternatives has achieved the CDCs Optimal Fluoridation Award for 2021. Interim City Manager Brett Botbyl says, “this is a great honor for our city and our state.” The Water Fluoridation Reporting System (WFRS) is a national health surveillance tool that assists states in managing their water fluoridation program. […]
United States, Wisconsin CDC Fluoridation award