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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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City of Hayward will stick with flouride
The City of Hayward will continue fluoridating its water. A donation of $10,000 from NorthLakes Community Clinics earmarked for fluoridation convinced the council during a special meeting Monday, Sept. 24 to reverse an Aug. 13 decision to stop fluoridation in order to save $8,500 yearly… *A subscription is needed to read the full article online […]
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Superior Refinery that Stored Toxic Chemical was Never Inspected by EPA Prior to Explosion
The oil refinery that exploded earlier this year in Superior, Wisconsin – triggering a widespread evacuation and fears that a highly toxic chemical could be released into the air – had never been inspected by the federal agency responsible for regulating such facilities, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS has learned. The sporadic oversight of hydrogen fluoride, which is […]
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Lawmakers call for public hearings on hydrogen fluoride at Husky
In the wake of a close call during the Husky Energy refinery fire in Superior this spring, five Minnesota and Wisconsin members of Congress are calling on the United States Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board to hold public hearings in the Twin Ports on the use of a highly toxic chemical at refineries. In […]
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County Public Health officer asks city to reconsider fluoridation decision
Sawyer County Public Health Officer Eileen Simak on Monday, Sept. 10, asked the City of Hayward to reverse its Aug. 13 decision to stop fluoridating the city’s water based on cost concerns. Accoding to Simak, 70 years of data supports the benefits of fluoridation. After Simak said the state might have funds to cover the […]
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Lawsuit against Superior, Wis., refinery alleges negligence caused April explosion
A lawsuit filed against the owners of the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, Wis., alleges that the company’s negligence caused the spring explosion and fire that injured 36 people and forced thousands to flee the city in a mandatory evacuation. The three plaintiffs allege the evacuation forced them to spend money on things like […]
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Class action complaint filed against Husky Energy
SUPERIOR, Wis. — A class action complaint was filed against Husky Energy and Superior Refining Company in response to the April 26 explosion and fire at their Superior refinery, which prompted the evacuation of most of Superior. In a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin on Aug. 20, […]
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