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Anchorage: Protesters rally to get rid of fluoride in Anchorage’s water supply
Protesters rally outside Anchorage City Hall to commemorate the victims of a 20-year-old fluoride accident in Hooper Bay. In 1992, a large amount of fluoride leaked into the Hooper Bay water system and the water systems in surrounding communities. The incident left nearly 300 people sick. Protesters outside City Hall say they’re hoping to catch […]
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Anchorage: Defluoridation debate flows into Anchorage
Palmer has joined Fairbanks and Juneau to become the latest Alaskan city to stop the practice of adding fluoride to its drinking water. The switch has some residents questioning whether Anchorage should do the same. Anchorage is one of the few cities that has no naturally occurring fluoride in its drinking water, which is why […]
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Palmer to stop adding fluoride to city’s public water supply
Palmer has decided to follow the lead of Fairbanks, and stop adding fluoride to its water system. The Palmer city council voted 6-1 Tuesday to forbid addition of fluoride to the public water system. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends adding fluoride to community water systems, and considers fluoridation of drinking water […]
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Palmer Ordinance that ended fluoridation
Adopted CITY OF PALMER INFORMATION MEMORANDUM NO. 11-039 ORDINANCE NO. 11-007 Subject: Ordinance No. 11-007: Repealing Palmer Municipal Code Section 8.12.010, City Manager Duty, to Prohibit the Addition of Fluoride to the Public Water Supply Agenda of: October 11, 2011 Summary statement: In response to concerns about the risks of fluoride in the Palmer public […]
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New CDC report on tooth decay in rural Alaskan villages concludes: Less soda, more fluoride
Has Alaska lost it’s war on soda pop? A report released today by the state Health Department and the Centers for Disease Control, says soda drinking and lack of fluoridation of village water are key factors in the widespread tooth decay among children in rural Alaska. Read the report here. It’s based on oral exams […]
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Fairbanks: Fluoride gone
FLUORIDE GONE: The last of the fluoride added to the Golden Heart Utilities system should be out of the system by now, the utility says. The fluoride hopper was empty as of Wednesday and it probably took a couple of days before the water no longer contained the additive. With the removal of fluoride, the […]
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Fairbanks City Council halts additional fluoride in city water
The Fairbanks City Council voted 5-1 Monday to ban additional fluoride from Fairbanks’ drinking water. Ordinance 5849, prohibiting the addition of fluoride to community water systems, was introduced by Mayor Jerry Cleworth on May 23 after recommendations made by the Fairbanks Fluoride Task Force. The task force was created by the City Council to study […]
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Fairbanks editorial. Remove fluoride: Task force recommendation followed a thorough review
After a lengthy review of scientific knowledge and public sentiment, a task force convened by the city has concluded fluoride should no longer be added to public water systems in Fairbanks. The Fairbanks City Council should follow that advice. The council could vote as early as tonight on an ordinance from Mayor Jerry Cleworth to […]
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Fairbanks. Letter: End Fluoride
To the editor: The Fairbanks City Council meets Monday at 7 p.m., to vote on, among other things, removing an industrial waste byproduct (fluoride) from the water supply. I’ve watched with keen interest the developing case against this practice, and wholeheartedly approve the decision of the task force (scientists and medical professionals) to advocate stopping […]
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Fairbanks: Fluoride ordinance read
Excerpt from article titled:City leases downtown Chena Building to new charter school; fluoride ordinance read More than 15 people testified on the topic of fluoridation in water at Monday night’s City Council meeting. An ordinance that would prohibit the addition of fluoride in the community’s water system was read for the first time. Mayor Jerry […]
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