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No decision yet on pulling the plug on fluoride in water
POTTSTOWN — The borough authority held off recently on making a decision on a proposal to cease adding fluoride to the public water supply. Tuesday was the first meeting of the authority board since two sets of public hearings on the subject were held — hearings which attracted little interest from the public. “It seemed […]
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Timberville: State House of Delegates proposes referendum on fluoridation
Excerpt: Fluoride Debate Also, in the House of Delegates, a proposed advisory referendum on fluoridation in Timberville made it through a subcommittee on a 3-2 vote. The bill, introduced by Lohr, would allow residents to weigh in on whether the town should continue to have fluoride in the water. The referendum, if approved, is to […]
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Storm may have affected Pottstown fluoride hearing turnout
POTTSTOWN — Officials believe the snow storm is probably responsible for the paltry turn out at a series of public hearings Wednesday on a proposal to stop adding fluoride to Pottstown’s public water supply. Another hearing will be scheduled; although, another date has not yet been set, said Brent Wagner, superintendent at the borough Wastewater […]
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Pottstown: Authority wants feedback on fluoride in water supply issue
If you have an opinion about a proposal to halt the addition of fluoride to Pottstown’s public water supply, then make some time on your schedule on Wednesday. In order to gather public opinion on the proposal — and to comply with Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection rules — the Pottstown Borough Authority will hold […]
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ACE: Fluoride in public water is unnecessary and not safe
It’s perplexing and even shameful that the American Dental Association is refusing to look at the overwhelming evidence showing fluoridation of public water is ineffective, unnecessary, and not safe. ACE commends the Pottstown Water Authority members who looked at reality, rejected dental association spin, and opposed fluoridation of Pottstown’s water. In 2007, ACE did extensive […]
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Troy discusses fluoridation bill
TROY — Borough council once again sunk its teeth into a topic that it has visited in the past: a House bill to fluoridate public water. During its last meeting, council discussed House Bill 1649 that would provide for the fluoridation of public water. According to a description on the meeting agenda, it would apply […]
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Fight Over Fluoride in Pottstown
The borough of Pottstown is “drinking up” the idea of eliminating fluoride from the water. It’s believed the move could save the borough thousands of dollars a year. But as WFMZ’s Joscelyn Moes reports, not everyone is on board. Reporter The idea of “filling” the water with fluoride in Pottstown, Montgomery County could soon “dry […]
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Pottstown debates cutting fluoride from water
POTTSTOWN — There are only nine water systems in all of Southeast Pennsylvania that add fluoride to their water and Pottstown is one of them. In fact, Pottstown is the only water system in Montgomery County that adds fluoride. That may soon change and Montgomery County may become a “fluoride-free zone.” In the midst of […]
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Radnor ponders fluoride
RADNOR – The Radnor Township Board of Health is starting a dialogue on the subject of providing fluoride to residents in the township’s drinking water.At its meeting on Monday, Dr. David Dutkowski, who runs a dental practice in Rosemont, told the board that as a parent of two children, it is “distressing” for him to […]
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Donora: Comments by Dr. Devra Lee Davis
When Dr. Devra Lee Davis was visiting a “green” community in China during a trip for the United Nations, she couldn’t help but think of her hometown of Donora. Early one morning, she awoke to an explosion and then looked outside to see flames, tar and smoke spewing from a plant. Through her window, a […]
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