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Mt. Pleasant citizens petition for clean water
MT. PLEASANT – After an unsuccessful attempt to pass an ordinance dealing with water quality in 1997, another petition was submitted Tuesday afternoon. “First, we have to count the signatures, to make sure that they have at least 500,” said Robert Flynn, city clerk. “Then we have to check them over and make sure that […]
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Another Fluoridation Accident – Macomb County, Michigan
Neighbors in Macomb County’s Harrison Township are concerned about a dangerous acid spill that could affect their water supply. Environmental crews have been working all day long to clean up the mess, but they are afraid the acid could seep into the ground and react with water pipes. Evacuation notices have been posted on several […]
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Fluoride issue raised in Muskegon County
The Muskegon County Health Department wants children to have healthy teeth, and is going into local elementary schools with a voluntary fluoride rinse program to help that happen. On a weekly basis students in Ealy and Shoreline elementary schools in Whitehall, and Oehrli Elementary School in neighboring Montague are rinsing their mouth with a fluoride […]
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Whitehall & Montague Targeted with Fluoridation
“Not in my water,” was the battle cry in the 1970s when Whitehall and Montague considered adding fluoride to municipal water supplies in order to save the teeth of the citizenry. And now, after all these years without the chemical tooth decay inhibitor, the Muskegon County Health Department is encouraging the cities to rethink their […]
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Access, cost hinder dental care
As the dentist in charge of the clinic at Detroit’s Crockett Career and Vocational Technical Center, Dr. Bridget Merritt-Brooks sees a lot of things that cause her as much pain as her mostly African-American patients feel. “It is most disturbing to me when I see 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-year-old patients whose parents have never […]
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Civil lawsuit filed against recycling company
LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A metal recycling company accused by state and federal regulators of polluting the air, now faces a civil lawsuit in Wayne County. More than 110 residents in Wayne and Oakland counties are charging that Continental Aluminum Co. repeatedly polluted their communities with toxic smoke and are suing for damages. The civil […]
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Recycling company added to EPA “significant violators list”
LYON TOWNSHIP, Mich – An Oakland County recycling company under scrutiny for allegedly releasing toxic smoke has been placed on a federal pollution list. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency named Continental Aluminum Inc. to its “significant violators list,” which can lead to daily fines of up to $27,500 and criminal charges for deliberate pollution, The […]
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