latest news: in Oregon, United States
Showing 10 of 391 Articles:
-
Citizen group accuses city of glossing over fluoride facts
A group of citizens is legally challenging the City of Hood River for not revealing that “dirty fluoride” could be added to the water supply. Six residents, joined by Columbia Riverkeeper, contend the city’s ballot language on the fluoridation issue is “unfair and misleading.” They said voters have not been fully informed about other “contaminants” […]
United States, Oregon -
Mayor says ‘don’t filter fluoride cost data’
The City of Hood River hasn’t yet decided how costs will be divvied up if voters approve fluoridation of the water supply. But Mayor Paul Cummings has objected to placing the issue on the Nov. 2 general election ballot without listing the potential monthly charges. City staffers have tabulated that 2,000 customers could see an […]
United States, Oregon -
Oregonians long skeptical of fluoridation
Today, less than a quarter of Oregon residents drink fluoridated water. Only two other states have lower percentages of use. Despite the fervent efforts of dentists to persuade water districts and city councils to add the substance, the chemical additive is in decline. Portland is the largest city in the United States without fluoridated water. […]
United States, Oregon -
To Add Or Not To Add
FLORENCE – For more than 50 years, the residents of this coastal town have gulped down millions of gallons of water, pumped from the surface of local lakes or from beneath sand dunes – with at least one special ingredient: fluoride. Hailed by dentists as a proven cavity foe, city officials decided in 1952 that […]
United States, Oregon -
Taps may draw fluoridated water by mid-May
BEAVERTON — On May 17, if everything works well in tests up to then, fluoridated water will begin flowing to about 65,000 of Beaverton’s 79,000 residents. At the same time, smaller amounts of fluoride will pass from Beaverton’s system to about 17,000 residences and businesses served by Tigard’s water system. Outsiders include residents of King […]
United States, Oregon -
Fluoridation coming to Tigard water
BEAVERTON — Voter-approved fluoridation of Beaverton’s water supply, expected to start by March 31, will spill over to neighboring Tigard from the two cities’ common water supplier. From Our Advertiser Tom Ramisch, Beaverton’s engineering director, said Tigard officials have been informed that water that their city buys from the Joint Water Commission would be treated […]
United States, Oregon -
Medford fluoride initiative doesn’t float
An initiative that would add fluoride to the Big Butte Springs water system that serves Medford and beyond won’t qualify for the September ballot. Backers of the proposed measure said they have collected about 1,000 signatures, less than a third of the 3,606 verified names they need to put the initiative to a vote. “It’s […]
United States, Oregon -
Fluoride question vexes Tigard
TIGARD — Beaverton’s plan to fluoridate its drinking water is creating ripples in neighboring cities. The Tigard City Council on Tuesday heard a presentation about how fluoridation may affect Tigard and the surrounding area. Tigard is negotiating to receive up to 4 million gallons of drinking water a day from the Joint Water Commission, which […]
United States, Oregon -
Fluoride: A Community Choice
Every time Rosie Webb opened wide, her mother winced. Inside the 8-year-old’s mouth were teeth stained with brown spots, clear signs of advancing decay. “You could see stuff,” recalls Lucille Webb, 45, a Central Point mother of two. “She had cavities.” Daily brushing didn’t help. Neither did gargling with peroxide, a home remedy Webb hoped […]
United States, Oregon -
Hillsboro’s fluoride debate stalls
HILLSBORO — Whether to fluoridate drinking water is not a top issue for the city’s Water Department, and an advocacy group pushing for fluoridation now is focused on school funding. After Stand for Children began lobbying Hillsboro in August to add fluoride to its drinking water, city officials said they would study the issue and […]
United States, Oregon