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Jonesborough: As fluoride debate begins, business as usual at treatment plant
It’s been about a month since the Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen began the conversation about whether to retain fluoridated water for the town. After discussion about an earlier meeting, the board scheduled a public hearing in July to accommodate the volume of feedback from the community. But until the board decides, it’s business […]
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Jonesborough officials set to discuss what goes in the town’s water
Residents of the historic town of Jonesborough could soon have to turn to their toothpaste to see the benefits of fluoride. Jonesborough’s mayor and aldermen are set to discuss the possibility of removing fluoride from city taps in the coming months. The town of Jonesborough is considering discontinuing the use of fluoride, which is a […]
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Fluoride discussion heating up, Jonesborough BMA pushes public comment meeting to July
After a strong response from the community, including a petition, the Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen has decided to push public discussion about fluoride from June to July. Mayor Kelly Wolfe said Monday that the board hasn’t chosen a date for the hearing yet, but said he and the other board members feel more […]
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Jonesborough: Fluoride may be pulled from water
The Jonesborough Board of Mayor and Aldermen began the discussion about possibly removing fluoride from the town’s water system at Monday’s meeting, but the board requires public input before officially making the decision. During the discussion, some board members expressed support in discontinuing the use of fluoride, citing health and financial concerns. According to information provided […]
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Fluoride notification bill fails in House subcommittee
NASHVILLE — In its final meeting, the House Agriculture Subcommittee killed bills to put new restrictions on fluoride in drinking water and to require labeling of food from genetically modified plans. The fluoride bill would impose new requirements on water systems for reporting the amount of fluoride they add to water to officials — or […]
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Radioactive sludge found in Oak Ridge sewers
Found near factory similar in function to former Huntington uranium/nickel processing facility Radiation migrated into the Oak Ridge, Tennessee, sewers following uranium enrichment and demolition activities at various sites in that city from where the former Huntington Pilot Plant (HPP) received materials for processing and recycling. The Oak Ridge discovery came in 2014 after following […]
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Have our teeth paid the price?
Columbia Power & Water Systems voted to remove fluoride from the city’s water systems in Sept. 2013 despite opposition from local dental and health groups claiming it was needed for oral protection. The controversial decision came after months of reviewing facts and strong opinions from both sides. The city had been using fluoridation for its […]
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State of Tennessee releases statement on the importance of fluoride in water
In 1951, the average cost of a new house in the U.S. was $9,000, gas was 19 cents a gallon and the “I Love Lucy” television show made its debut. That same year, dental health in Tennessee took an important step forward when Milan, in Gibson County, became the first city in the Volunteer State […]
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Soddy Daisy utility company to stop adding fluoride to water
A Soddy Daisy utility company taking a chemical out of their water. The company is the first in Hamilton County to make the move. Fluoride will no longer pump into the system at the North West Utility District water treatment plant in Soddy Daisy starting July 25. “It’s not required by state or federal law […]
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Emergency drill gets a little dose of reality
Hydrogen fluoride is nasty stuff, and so when a cleanup worker’s personal monitor for HF went off inside the K-27 facility on Tuesday it created a bit of a stir. The situation was complicated by the fact that an emergency-response drill was being staged nearby at the former uranium-enrichment site that’s now known as the […]
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