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Forget Fluoridation
‘Do you realize that fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous communist plot we have ever had to face?” asks General Jack D. Ripper, the character in Stanley Kubrick’s 1964 movie, “Dr. Strangelove.” “On no account will a commie ever drink water, and not without good reason.” There was a time when fear of […]
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Fluoride vote gets new life in Utah
A bill that would give fluoride opponents yet another opportunity to remove the treatment from their water systems passed the House on Friday. After lawmakers amended HB64 to allow citizen-driven initiatives for either the removal or addition of fluoride to be placed on any general election ballot, the measure passed on a 63-10 vote. Before […]
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New York City Suspends Fluoridation of Water for Four Months
By the time you read this, there may be no fluoride in your New York City drinking water. Don’t panic. The city’s Department of Environmental Protection shut down the fluoridation system last night for four months to replace equipment at the Kensico Reservoir in Westchester. But officials gave assurances that the interruption would have no […]
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Utah fluoride debate back on the hill
SALT LAKE CITY — The flap over fluoride found a new platform Tuesday when a Centerville lawmaker introduced a bill that would let voters vote again and again on whether they want the compound in their water. Rep. Roger Barrus, R-Centerville, is sponsoring a bill that would allow county or city voters the opportunity to […]
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Stockton seeks input on fluoride
To fluoride or not to fluoride? That is a question the Stockton Board of Aldermen will consider at its meeting Monday night, Jan. 27. Like many other cities across the country, Stockton has been adding fluoride to its public water supply since the 1970s. Studies that began in 1945 have shown that fluoride helps prevent […]
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Judge rules farmers’ suit against chemical company can proceed
DOUGLASS — A federal court judge’s ruling this week will allow two farmers who claim a local chemical plant caused deformities in their dairy cows to pursue a trial. Farmers Wayne and Suzanne Hallowell of Bechtelsville and Merrill and Betty Mest of Schwenksville in August 2001 filed a civil suit in Montgomery County Court against […]
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Fluoride may be added to Fort Smith’s water without a vote
FORT SMITH, Ark. — The city of Fort Smith is considering adding fluoride to the city’s drinking water supply without a public vote. Fluoride May Be Added To Fort Smith’s Water Without A Vote The Fort Smith Board of Directors is weighing adding fluoride to the water, saying the chemical is good for teeth, especially […]
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Marion councilman: Fluoride opponents flooding us
During last Tuesday’s regular meeting, members of the Marion City Council discussed how they should respond to opponents of fluoridation. The group voted at an earlier meeting to start adding fluoride to the city’s water system. The process will take months of work and an estimated $44,000. However, city officials said fluoridation of the water […]
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DEP Aims To Up Dump In Bay
PALMETTO – State environmental officials Thursday proposed to more than double the amount of treated waste water dumped daily into Tampa Bay from a toxic cleanup. The Department of Environmental Protection has asked for an emergency order to allow 2 million gallons of treated waste water from Piney Point, a former phosphate fertilizer plant, to […]
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Watsonville fluoride ban may test state law
Watsonville voters, city officials and the state dental association foundation have set in motion what may be the definitive battle over fluoridating public water in California — or at least the first formal test of the 1997 law requiring it. In November, Watsonville voters approved an ordinance that effectively bans fluoridating its water. The city, […]
United States, California