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Dover lowers fluoride levels in drinking water
DOVER — The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a national recommendation to lower the level of fluoride being added into community drinking water to 0.7 milligrams per liter of water. Since that time, the Garrison City has begun working toward the recommendations by lowering the level of fluoride being added into the city’s drinking water. […]
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State rep. clarifies role in fluoride legislation talks
Feb. 22 — To the Editor: I am obliged to respond to a letter to the editor in today’s Portsmouth Herald. The letter was regarding House Bill 312, relative to notices added to water bills in order to advise parents of some children less than 12 months of age of the risks of dental fluorosis. […]
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Fluoride warnings need your support in Concord
Feb. 19 — To the Editor: Wednesday, Feb. 12, was a sad day for New Hampshire parents and their babies. But most of them will not even realize it, and that was the point of what happened. House Bill 312, legislation that would have required a notice on water bills warning parents not to give […]
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Fluoride bill hits Concord
PORTSMOUTH — The fight over community water fluoridation continued in Concord this week as opponents of a community notification bill clashed with supporting lobbyists at the Statehouse. On Wednesday, members of the House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs subcommittee took up discussion on House Bill 312, legislation that would require municipalities to send notice […]
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McMahon: State rep. needs broader view. DiPentima takes fluoride fight too far
Never in a million years would I have guessed how controversial the subject of community water fluoridation could be. When I first reported on the issue in November, I was amazed at the response I got from readers. Area dentists and physicians, along with elected officials, came out of the woodwork advocating for community water […]
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Portsmouth: Fluoride on tap at city Council meeting tonight
PORTSMOUTH — Efforts to reduce fluoride levels in the city’s drinking water will headline a busy agenda for the City Council tonight. Included on the slate of items to go before the council beginning at 7 p.m. at City Hall is a motion to follow recent recommendations from the state Department of Health and Human […]
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Bill mandates fluoride notices
PORTSMOUTH — A pair of N.H. lawmakers have sponsored a bill that would require municipalities to send notice to residents about the fluoridation of their drinking water. The legislation, known as House Bill 312, was scheduled to be heard by the House Health and Human Services Committee at 1 p.m. today in Concord. Sponsored by […]
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Portsmouth: Fluoride opponent pleads his case for referendum article
PORTSMOUTH — City resident Rick Horowitz is concerned about his drinking water. He is concerned for the well being of his 4-year-old daughter. Horowitz presented to city residents the discoveries he has made during his research of fluoride in drinking water on Tuesday night at Portsmouth Public Library. “There’s very strong evidence fluoridated water can […]
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Portsmouth: Fluoride issue shows council failed to hear valid concern
A few months back, when Portsmouth resident Rick Horowitz suggested that the City Council study the use of fluoride in the city’s drinking water, he was dismissed by the City Council and derided by some of the region’s public health professionals. What a difference a few months can make. On Jan. 8, The Associated Press […]
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Letter: Stop fluoridation of public drinking water
A recent disturbing study has shown 2 out of 5 (41%) U.S. adolescents have dental fluorosis (staining and pitting of teeth) caused from an overdose of fluoride. Threatened by lawsuits, the federal government announced last week a plan to lower the fluoride levels in public fluoridated drinking water. This is an outrage. The federal regulators […]
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