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Fluoridation of Public Water. Policy Statement of Madison & Dane County Public Health
Available in pdf format INTRODUCTION Communities throughout the United States have utilized the fluoridation of drinking water supplies for over 70 years as a strategy to reduce tooth decay (dental caries)1-7. The observed decline in national averages for the prevalence and severity of dental caries since the initiation of the program in 1945 has been […]
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EPA urged to update petroleum refinery safety rules
The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to review its existing hydrofluoric acid study to determine the effectiveness of existing regulations and the viability of utilizing inherently safer alkylation technologies in petroleum refineries. “In the last 4 years, the CSB has investigated two refinery incidents where […]
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Chemical Safety Board Calls On EPA To Update Hydrofluoric Acid Study In Wake Of Husky Fires
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to revisit a 1993 study on hydrofluoric acid in the wake of an explosion and series of fires at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior last year. Kristen Kulinowski, the CSB’s interim executive, said the agency should examine existing regulations and […]
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Husky Energy Says It Will Keep Using Hydrogen Fluoride At Superior Refinery
Fires at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior prompted the temporary evacuation of Superior residents in April. Photo courtesy of Bob King with the Duluth News Tribune Company Says It Will Provide Additional Measures To Ensure Safety Husky Energy announced Wednesday it will invest more than $400 million to rebuild its oil refinery in Superior […]
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Residents wary of Superior, Wis., oil refinery rebuild
Clint Austin – Duluth News Tribune A demolition crew started removing the charred metal and broken equipment at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, Wis., a key first step to reopening the facility after an explosion and fire there nearly one year ago. But what many local residents want to know is whether work […]
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Poll: Superior residents generally opposed to, unsure of refinery’s use of hydrogen fluoride
Nearly a year after the April 26 Husky Energy refinery explosion and fire in Superior, the city’s residents are split on what to do about hydrogen fluoride, a potentially dangerous chemical used at the refinery, according to survey data released Monday by a local group opposed to the refinery’s use of that chemical. The survey, […]
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St. Croix Falls councils pulls fluoride
Storage and safety concerns cited in the decision ST. CROIX FALLS – In a sort of deja vu of past policy debates, the St. Croix Falls Common Council voted to remove fluoride from the city’s water system, in part due to safety and storage concerns, as well as how the vast bulk of the water […]
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St. Croix Falls city council votes to end fluoridation
According to Casey Borchert and Fluoride Free St. Croix Falls, on Monday night (January 28) the city council voted 2 to 1 to discontinue the addition of fluoride to the city’s water supply due to the annual cost perspective and consideration of the safety of the public works employees. Casey Borchert, a resident who tried […]
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Hole in valve triggered explosion, fire at Superior, Wis., refinery
Bob King – Duluth News Tribune – Thick smoke poured from the fire at the Husky Enery oil – refinery in Superior, Wis. SUPERIOR, WIS. – A hole in a valve at the Husky Energy refinery in Superior, Wis., caused it to fail last spring, leading to an explosion that injured 36 people and required […]
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Safety Engineer: EPA Should Be Required to Conduct Annual Inspections of Oil Refineries
A safety engineer in St. Paul says a 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation has put a spotlight on oil refineries that store a toxic chemical and the federal agency tasked with regulating them. David Sullivan-Nightengale, who has spent the past 18 years inspecting safety equipment in industrial plants for private companies, says the Environmental Protection Agency […]
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