latest news: in Michigan, United States
Showing 10 of 203 Articles:
-
Fluoride returns to MP ballot
For the second straight November, residents of Mt. Pleasant will decide whether or not fluoride should be added to city water. By taking no action on a citizen initiative Monday night, city commissioners allowed the ballot question to automatically head to the Nov. 8 election. In a memo to commissioners, the city clerk said that […]
United States, Michigan -
City waiting to remove fluoride
Mount Pleasant residents wanted to know when fluorid will be taken out of their water at Monday’s Cit Commission meeting City officials said the fluoride has not been removed and residents asked when it would be done. Voters approved city Proposal 1 by a 52 percent to 48 percent majority Nov. 2, forcing the city […]
United States, Michigan -
No More Fluoride in Mt. Pleasant
Mount Pleasant residents voted yes on Proposal 1 makin it unlawful to continue putting fluoride in the water The ballot initiative passed 3,234 to 2,990 Tuesday making it unlawful for the city to add any chemical to water that would affect physical or mental functions. Gladys Mitchell, of the anti-fluoride group Mount Pleasant Citizens for […]
United States, Michigan -
Soil test demand at school blocked
LYON TOWNSHIP — Residents who live near the Continental Aluminum recycling plant are furious because the South Lyon school board has refused to allow a state toxicologist to conduct soil tests at Dolsen Elementary School. The school board this month declined a request from Christina Bush, a toxicologist with the Michigan Department of Community Health, […]
United States, Michigan Aluminum Industry -
Coldwater residents to have fluoride in water by next year
COLDWATER — Before the end of the year, Coldwater will have fluoride in its water. City Manager Bill Stewart urged the council to allow the public utility to go ahead with a permit and then purchase the equipment. “It’s the right thing to do,” he said. A controversial issue in the 1950’s, it was voted […]
United States, Michigan -
Yellow, Pitted Teeth from Fluoridated Toothpaste
19-year-old Erin Habib has never liked to smile, especially not for a camera. “If you look really close, there’s little dents in it, in between the teeth, there’s yellow stains, that’s more obvious,” she says, describing her smile. Erin’s dentist believes she damaged her teeth by “eating” toothpaste as a child. Too much fluoride can […]
United States, Michigan Toothpaste -
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 […]
United States, Michigan -
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 […]
United States, Michigan -
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 […]
United States, Michigan -
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 […]
United States, Michigan