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Fluoride-Disparaging Studies Rarely Publicized. Why?
Poorly done pro-fluoride studies are widely publicized. Fluoride disparaging studies are not. This past year, more studies link fluoride to brain, kidney, thyroid, bone and vascular damage, reports the New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc. (NYSCOF). Fluoride chemicals added to public water supplies is touted as a safe tooth-decay preventive. However, a growing […]
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Yorktown Aims to Return Fluoride to Drinking Water
YORKTOWN, N.Y. – The Town Board on Tuesday, Dec. 18, took its first concrete step toward returning fluoride to the water supplied by the Catskill Aqueduct to residents by authorizing a transfer of $209,000 from the Water District’s fund balance to pay the design consultant of a new fluoridation system, thereby establishing it as a […]
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Syracuse to vote Monday on upgraded fluoride system
[The first part of this article dealt with street lights] The council also plans to vote Monday on whether the city will get an upgraded fluoride system. The total cost of the fluoride project is estimated at $1.2 million, and the city’s water department has already received a grant covering nearly $650,000. The city applied […]
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Village of Potsdam to implement new fluoridation system
POTSDAM — The village will use a powdered form of fluoride in its new fluoridation system, officials said. It will be initially more expensive, but much cheaper to maintain it. “Well there’s lower operational costs. The handling of the chemical itself is less hazardous,” Fred J. Hanss, Potsdam’s planning and development director, said. “You’re dealing […]
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Class Action Lawsuit For PFC Water Contamination in Dutchess County, NY
Napoli Shkolnik PLLC has filed a class action lawsuit against five manufacturers of aqueous firefighting foams (“AFFF”) containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (“PFOS”) and perfluorooctanoic acid (“PFOA”) for the contamination of the groundwater relied upon Dutchess County and seeks to certify a class to represent all water providers in the State of New York that have been […]
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‘I love fluoride’ campaign proves effective in New York
Potsdam, N.Y. — Following a year of public discussion, an outspoken group of health care professionals and residents in this village of about 16,000 helped convince officials to continue fluoridating the local water supply. The Potsdam Village Board voted 4-1 Sept. 17 to continue water fluoridation for about 10,000 on the water system. The issue […]
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Plattsburgh: NYU outreach targets gaping hole in dental care
Note from FAN: Plattsburgh is in Clinton County. The population of the county = 82,128. The population that is fluoridated = 65,517. (See below for fluoridated communities) PLATTSBURGH — In an effort to increase local access to dental care, a free global outreach initiative will soon be coming to the area. North Country residents in […]
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Opinion: More Medicaid coverage is better than fluoride, says Potsdam resident
Potsdam voted to continue fluoridation of our public water supply. In light of this controversial decision, I want to say a few things. My biggest issue was always that public fluoridation rejects our constitutional rights. When my children go to the dentist, I have to give consent for topical fluoride treatments, but that consent is […]
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Opinion: Colton man makes five point plan to ‘Keep Potsdam Smiling’
To the Editor: A new plan called “Keep Potsdam Smiling” is a viable solution to replace the antiquated model of municipal water fluoridation. Five key points: • #1 Identification: Identify disadvantaged children and their families who don’t have access to prevent tooth decay by using the same process as the current free school lunch program […]
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Village of Potsdam approves controversial fluoridation of municipal water by 4-1 vote
POTSDAM – Fluoridation of village municipal water has been approved following another round of statements on both sides of the issue and a 4 to 1 vote in favor by the trustees and mayor. Trustee Steve Warr voted no. “I’m concerned about the way it’s being done,” with the “targeting” approach failing to be effective […]
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