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Option to vote on removing fluoride from Beaumont’s water drinking supply won’t be on May’s ballot.
BEAUMONT, Texas — A Beaumont City Councilman took his concerns over fluoride in the city’s water drinking supply to the rest of city council Tuesday. Councilman Mike Getz revealed that he believes voters should decide whether the city continues to add the mineral to the drinking water. Getz says many people in his ward feel the same […]
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Council to discuss possible May referendum on removing fluoride from drinking water.
Beaumont — Beaumont City Council is scheduled to discuss fluoride in drinking water during a work session at Tuesday’s council meeting, and the possibility of authorizing a referendum on whether to remove it. The work session on the agenda indicates council will review and discuss fluoride in water treatment, and consider authorizing the City Manager to […]
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Fluoride exposure associated with hypothyroidism in pregnancy, York study finds
TORONTO, Feb. 09, 2023 – New research out of York University found that fluoride exposure via drinking water may increase the risk of hypothyroidism in pregnant women. In a smaller subset of participants, the researchers found lower IQ scores between boys whose mothers had been diagnosed with hypothyroidism compared to boys whose mothers had normal thyroid levels. Earlier […]
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NTP Agrees To Release Draft Fluoride Review Central To TSCA Litigation.
The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has agreed to publicly release its latest draft monograph on health harms associated with fluoride exposure, after the document has emerged as key to environmental groups’ long-running TSCA suit seeking a ban on drinking water fluoridation due to those alleged harms. News of the reversal came in a joint Feb. 8 […]
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Crowther: Fluoridation issues
On Jan. 17, I spoke “outside the rail” at the meeting of the Rutland City Board of Aldermen. I requested that a public hearing be held at which the commissioner of public works, James Rotondo, would present his reasons for fluoridating the public water supply and answer questions. Alderman Michael Talbott made a motion to […]
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Class action lawsuit filed against city of Buffalo regarding lack of fluoride in city water
FAN Note: Listen to a podcast with Robert Corp, the attorney filing the class-action against Buffalo. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A class action lawsuit has been filed against the city of Buffalo in regard to the lack of fluoride in the city’s water. For nearly a decade, Buffalo Water customers have not had fluoride in their […]
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Williamsburg Council revisits fluoride problems.
The Williamsburg City council continued discussion about the fluoride corrosion issues at the water treatment plant during its Jan. 23 meeting. Matt Wildman, with HR Green, briefed council members after they requested cost estimates for moving the fluoride room and questioned the current levels of fluoride in the water that reaches customers. Wildman explained it […]
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Friday Town Hall Fluoride Water
The mayor says — by the end of this year, the conversion will be complete… and liquid fluoride will be automatically added to buffalo water. *Original full-text article online at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J9uyVgsRD0 Print PDF
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Fluoride Presentation sparks in-depth conversation in Montesano
As discussions of what is best for public health have heated up dramatically across the country over the last few years, the city of Montesano decided to jump into the arena, hosting a presentation on water fluoridation. The Tuesday, Jan. 24 city council meeting saw a packed house of listeners as Natalie Perry, a Montesano […]
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MWRA Notice – Temporary Fluoride Shutdown
As part of a project to replace portions of the fluoride feed piping and equipment at the Carroll Water Treatment Plant serving MetroWest and metro Boston communities, MWRA will need to shut down the fluoride feed for a few months starting in early March. While fluoridation is important for dental health, health officials indicate that […]
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