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DuPont’s C8 contamination widespread, EPA says
In June 1984, officials from DuPont Co. put together a list of sampling results from drinking water near the company’s Parkersburg chemical plant. The list, called “Update on C8 in water samples,” was marked “personal and confidential.” A March sample from Washington showed 1.2 parts per billion. A June sample from Lubeck found 1.5 parts […]
United States, West Virginia Perfluorinated chemicals -
PUD letter will oppose Port Angeles water fluoridation
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Public Utility District No. 1 commissioners agreed Monday to write a letter opposing planned fluoridation of the city water supply. The letter will be given to fluoridation opponents, who will present it to the City Council during a public hearing set July 28-29 at 6-9 p.m. both nights in the […]
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Farmers persist in fight with chemical company
Merrill Mest remains convinced that man, not nature, caused the purple pigs. The northern Montgomery County farmer believes that fluoride emissions from the nearby chemical plant, Cabot Performance Materials, made his cows sick and turned some nearby fields and pigs purple in the 1990s. The courts have yet to agree. In April, a federal judge […]
United States, Pennsylvania Specialty Metal Industries -
Sea Isle stopped putting fluoride in water, didn’t tell city residents
SEA ISLE CITY – In a 1990 referendum, Sea Isle residents voted to add fluoride to the city’s water supply, but they learned recently that the mechanism that adds the chemical to the water has not worked for at least two years. Engineer John Feairheller told the City Commission on Tuesday that the costs for […]
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Manchester, 4 towns vote Sept. 14 on adding fluoride to water
Voters in Manchester and four suburban communities will decide in September whether to continue adding the tooth-toughener fluoride to their water supply, a vote that will be a rerun in Manchester but a new issue in the towns. The referendum, to be held during the Sept. 14 primary election, involves the towns of Hooksett, Bedford, […]
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Juneau: Fluoride panel may ask for extension
The mayor-appointed task force studying whether to keep fluoride in Juneau’s water is asking for more time so it can consider an upcoming National Academy of Sciences report on toxicological risk. The committee met for the first time on July 6 and considered an extension on the Nov. 1 deadline for its report. The risk […]
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Chemists criticize fluoridation plan
CLEARWATER – They demanded a debate. They settled for a rally. Nearly 150 people turned out at the Harborview Center in downtown Clearwater on Thursday to hear chemistry experts who oppose fluoridation assail Pinellas County’s recent decision to add fluoride to the bulk of the area’s water supply. The tenor at the “Great Fluoride Debate” […]
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EPA Takes Enforcement Action Against DuPont For Toxic Substances Reporting Violations
EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) is taking an administrative action against E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) for two violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and one violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These violations consist of multiple failures to report information to EPA about […]
United States, West Virginia Perfluorinated chemicals -
Court orders Watsonville to fluoridate its water
Opponents of adding fluoride to Watsonville’s water supply were dealt a major blow Tuesday when a judge ruled that state health and safety codes pre-empted a city voter-approved initiative to keep the substance out of people’s taps. Santa Cruz Superior Court Judge Robert Atack ruled that Watsonville must comply with state orders from the California […]
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What’s in Pinellas’ water
Those who oppose Pinellas County’s recent fluoridation of public drinking water are asking a reasonable question: Is it safe? Some of those asking the question are convinced already that virtually any chemical added to drinking water is a bad idea. Others are not so dug in, but may be alarmed by the recent revelation that […]
United States, Florida