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Fertilizer maker fined $25,500 for air quality violations
Penalty is third in two years for Pasco-based Pacific Northwest Solutions SPOKANE – A Pasco fertilizer manufacturer was fined $25,500 by the Washington Department of Ecology for operating a mobile fertilizer reactor without an air quality permit. Fertilizer production can release ammonia and fluoride, both toxic gases that can be dangerous to people.The penalty is the […]
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Spokane. Letter: Fluoridation complicates restaurants by Jacob Ford
I’m the executive chef of a local restaurant with 21 years in the restaurant industry and take pride in serving delicious, wholesome and – above all – safe food. A recent letter to the editor said that water fluoridation was good for community health. I don’t believe that anything could be further from the truth […]
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Scientists Created a Mint That Whitens Teeth (Better Than Gels) And Rebuilds Tooth Enamel at the Same Time
Note from Fluoride Action Network: Dr. Gary T. Chiodo, professor and Dean of the University of Washington’s School of Dentistry is an active proponent of fluoridation in the campaign to fluoridate the city of Spokane. This may cast a pall over the safety of the lozenge that the School of Dentistry is involved in making. […]
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Spokane. Letter: Fluoridation doesn’t deliver, by Lynne Campbell.
Dentist James Sledge (5/30 op-ed) says fluoridation would significantly reduce tooth decay in Spokane’s kids. But is this supported by data? Science? Not really. The largest-ever survey of American children (NIDR, 1986-87) found nearly identical decay rates in the always- versus never-fluoridated groups – an only 0.6 tooth surface difference, or about half a cavity […]
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Spokane: Letter. A boon for oral health by Lisa Bilich
As a department chair in charge of a nonprofit public health dental hygiene clinic, I see the consequences of the lack of water fluoridation on a daily basis. The majority of patients utilizing the clinic are the most vulnerable to poor oral health. Water fluoridation will address inequities for families living in poverty. These patients […]
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Spokane. Letter: Support for community water fluoridation, by James Sledge, DDS, FACD
I want to thank our City Councilmembers for their continued support in moving Spokane closer to joining the three quarters of the U.S. who benefit from community water fluoridation. Community water fluoridation has been an important part of improving the health of Americans for over 75 years. Those of us in healthcare have been witness […]
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Intalco fined for discharge violations
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The State Department of Ecology has released a summary of environmental penalties issued for the first quarter of 2021. Ecology issued over $83,000 in penalties of $1,000 or more from January through March. The Alcoa Intalco Aluminum was fined $2500 for several discharge violations. Ecology reports the Ferndale facility exceeded fluoride discharge […]
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Spokane: City outlines deal to study water fluoridation
It’s not a green light, but it is a start. City officials outlined an agreement on Monday that would allow a study of fluoridation to move forward. It’s likely more than a year before any fluoride would be added to the city’s supply of drinking water, if ever, but the agreement would end a monthslong […]
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Spokane mayor, council president may strike deal on fluoride study
Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward and the Spokane City Council have struck a new deal over studying a fluoride system for city water. (Christopher Anderson) Spokane leaders have renegotiated the terms of the grant used to fund the analysis in order to assuage the concerns of Spokane Mayor Nadine Woodward. The Spokane City Council accepted a […]
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Does community water fluoridation affect IQ? No.
Note from Fluoride Action Network: The following article is pure propaganda generated by fluoridation promoters. Smile Spokane, the group spearheading the fluoridation of the city of Spokane, is affiliated with Better Health Together that published this article. Our response to their misinformation: • The New Zealand paper cited by Broadbent et al. As recognized by […]
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