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Valero in trial over refinery worker’s acid burn
A Jefferson County jury has been tasked to decide if Valero Energy is responsible for a refinery worker’s acid burn. Last January, Orange County resident Allan Gaspard, who burned his hand with acid, filed suit against Valero. On Tuesday, Sept. 28 jury selection for the trial of Gaspard vs. Valero began in Judge Bob Wortham’s […]
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Kyle: Water Warning: High fluoride levels concerns parents
For six months after they moved to the Silverado neighborhood in Kyle, Cara Mosier’s two children, then one and two and a half years old, drank city tap water. That changed abruptly when the family received the city’s Annual Drinking Water Quality Report, which alerted them to the high levels of fluoride in Kyle’s drinking […]
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Austin, TX: America’s Largest Water Fluoridation Fight
Water fluoridation is an institution in America. The American Dental Association (ADA) and World Health Organization (WHO) say it is a safe and cost-effective way to prevent cavities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hails it as one of the ten great public health achievements of the 20th Century. On the other side, […]
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Austin: Group voices concern over fluoride level in city water
While many city officials tout the benefits of adding fluoride to the public water supply, some Austin activists question the safety of the practice on the grounds that the additive is a hazardous waste. Members of Fluoride Free Austin distributed fliers warning against fluoridation — a practice that has been used in Austin for nearly […]
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Andrews residents grateful for arsenic-cleansing water filters
ANDREWS — When Permian Basin Regional Medical Center spokeswoman Tasa Watts was notified she would get a reverse osmosis water unit installed in her home, she was extra surprised. While she had been chosen at random for one of the systems, which are part of an Andrews pilot project to see how the units work […]
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OSHA cited Citgo for violations
Federal regulators cited Citgo Refining and Chemicals LP in Corpus Christi for allegedly exposing workers to the release of toxic chemicals. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed Citgo pay $236,500 in penalties for allegedly committing workplace violations resulting from a “catastrophic” release of hydrocarbon and hydrofluoric acid from the facility. OSHA began its investigation […]
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Andrews: City begins pilot program by installing reverse osmosis units in 40 homes
The city of Andrews hopes to have a drawing sometime before Christmas offering interested residents a chance to participate in a pilot reverse osmosis project. Ultimately, this would lead to installing reverse osmosis water systems under kitchen sinks in all of Andrews’ 4,400 households and businesses, if the city gets Texas Commission on Environmental Quality […]
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Austin: Environmental board calls for water fluoridation study
The Austin Environmental Board posed a question at Wednesday’s meeting that a city report failed to answer: Does Austin’s water fluoridation practices pose a threat to the city’s public health? Water fluoridation is the addition of fluoride to public water supplies to reduce tooth decay. A report on the practice was called into question at […]
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Austin: Fluoride Throwdown!
As we’ve written, Austin’s water fluoridation practices inspire a small but rowdy band of opponents. City staff tried to assuage their concerns – or at least provide a pretext for closing the door on the discussion – in a report (PDF) defending the practice. Tonight, that report should receive a scrutinous vetting. The city’s Environmental […]
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Unstable Element. Are Austin’s water fluoridation policies dangerous? It depends who you ask
The reduced form of the highly reactive chemical element fluorine – better known as fluoride – is commonly added to municipal tap water, in order to strengthen our teeth. When we eat sugars and refined carbs, bacteria lurking in our mouths use them to form acids. Eventually the acids can grow strong enough to eat […]
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