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Environmentalists seek testing of South Jersey water
PAULSBORO Environmentalists are calling on the federal government to investigate their concerns that a South Jersey chemical plant may be contaminating drinking water with carcinogenic chemicals, and accusing state officials of years of inaction on the issue. The Delaware Riverkeeper Network, an advocacy group that seeks to protect the river’s watershed, says public health is […]
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PennPirg urges EPA to make chemical companies switch to safer processes
PHILADELPHIA — Environmental activists gathered in front of the Philadelphia region’s Environmental Protection Agency offices on Thursday to call for stricter safety and security to protect the public from possible chemical spills and accidents in the area. The rally was to release “Danger in Our Backyards: The Threat of Chemical Facilities to Millions,” a report […]
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Chatham CVS drugstore error leads to oversight agreement
CHATHAM – A national pharmaceutical retailer has agreed to better oversight procedures and a $650,000 contribution to the state’s prescription drug awareness program following a 2012 incident in which several New Jersey outlets, including one in Chatham, mistakenly mixed a cancer drug in with children’s flouride [sic] medication. The agreement was announced Monday by State […]
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Corporate Gambit on New Jersey’s Drinking Water
Corporate sponsored legislation would shackle regulatory efforts to control chemicals in New Jersey’s drinking water, according to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Tomorrow, the state legislature will take up a bill to pack the Drinking Water Quality Institute (DWQI) with corporate members and specify precisely what type of scientific studies can be used for […]
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Fluoride Returning to Hightstown’s Drinking Water
Hightstown will be adding fluoride back into the drinking water supply, possibly as early as mid-September, according to officials. Fluoride is estimated to be back in the water around Sept. 10, but the date could change depending on how long it takes to fix the water treatment plant’s pump mechanism that adds fluoride to the […]
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Pequannock: Back in the day – July 2, 1997: Fluoride controversy
Fifteen years ago, Pequannock Township considered adding fluoride to its water supply. The township formed a committee of dental health professionals and citizens to study the controversial proposal. The committee comprised people both for and against the proposal. Adding fluoride to drinking water can strengthen people’s teeth and prevent cavities, but others worried about possible […]
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Sierra Club: Water well quality is worsening in New Jersey
Excerpt: The Governor has basically gotten rid of the Drinking Water Quality Institute. The administration has not adopted standards for perchlorate and PFOA even though we have the science in place to adopt protections. They have downgraded and eviscerated the DEP Division of Science and have replaced it with the Science Advisory Board which is […]
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An unnecessary additive
We are very concerned that total fluoride exposure is not safe for children. EPA is relying on outdated science to support this increase in fluoride exposure. – Richard Wiles From the “should be a bigger news story than it is” file comes this alarming reality: The New Jersey Legislature is attempting to pass bills that […]
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New Jersey pharmacy mistakenly gives kids breast cancer medication instead of fluoride pills
TRENTON, N.J. — The state attorney general’s office has begun a preliminary investigation into a CVS pharmacy’s mistaken distribution of pills for the treatment of breast cancer to children instead of the fluoride pills that were prescribed. The attorney general’s consumer affairs division on Friday ordered a CVS pharmacy in Chatham to explain the mistake […]
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Chatham CVS may have mixed cancer drugs with fluoride pills
The CVS Pharmacy on Main Street in Chatham may have recently mixed tablets of the breast cancer drug tamoxifen with fluoride tablets for children. Parents who have filled fluoride prescriptions since Dec. 20 should check the pills for the letters “SCI” stamped on one side and the numbers “1007” stamped on the reverse side. The […]
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