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  • Planned fluoridation of L.A. County’s water causes concern

    Starting next October, the water coming to Malibu taps from the Metropolitan Water District via the West Basin Municipal Water District will be fluoridated. This is in compliance with a state regulation passed in 1995 that mandates fluoridation of large public water systems if funding sources outside of cities can be found. And there are […]

  • Fluoridation Flows and Flaws

    Fluoride recently began flowing through the tap water into millions of Southern California households. But the pipeline of information to warn the public about fluoride exposure is apparently clogged up with something. Many people need to avoid fluoride altogether to preserve their health, we know this because scientists in government agencies have documented it thoroughly. […]

  • Jensen Camp: Water quality disclosure not government’s job

    Government agencies that oversee thousands of small water suppliers in California don’t have to order the companies to notify their customers when their water is contaminated, the state Supreme Court has ruled. The court ruled Monday in a case brought by about 80 residents of a Carmel Valley mobile home park, who blamed ailments ranging […]

  • Congresswoman Diane Watson (D – California) Introduces Bill to Ban Mercury Amalgams

    In times like these, there are toxins that we don’t know much about – how to control them, their source, and their impact.  But there are toxins that we DO know about — toxins that we know do not belong in our bodies, toxins that we can do something about. My bill addresses that very […]

  • Philomath: Citizens ask Philomath council to re-think fluoridation move

    Excerpt: Monday night, the Philomath City Council listened to citizen testimony that was overwhelmingly in favor of the council revisiting its unanimous decision on May 9 to remove fluoride from city water… Max Bierek, who installed water systems and whose son Matthew is on the council, was the first and only citizen to speak clearly […]

  • Does fluoride promote dental health, or jeopardize its users?

    For 46 years, residents of Vancouver have been downing a fluoride compound with every glass of tap water they drink. In Vancouver, Camas and Battle Ground, people consume fluoride in infant formula, with bourbon, in instant hot chocolate and tea. They also water their lawns with it, wash their clothes with it and flush it […]

  • US government proposed reduction of fluoridation does not go far enough

    Summary Statement Issued by Dr. Bill Osmunson, dentist and President of Washington Action for Safe Water: “On January 7, 2010, US Health and Human Services (HHS) admitted that we are getting too much fluoride and that the amount added to drinking water should be lowered – from a maximum of 1.2 ppm to a flat […]

  • Mercer Island Forum: Fluoridated water is unsafe for babies

    In 2006 the CDC and ADA advised that infants should not consume fluoridated water. But public health agencies and water districts have failed to warn parents of this. Mercer Island’s tap water — which comes from Seattle Public Utilities — contains around 200 times more fluoride than mother’s milk and is not safe for infants. […]

  • Issue of fluoride in city’s water may go before voters

    Faced with a very passionate decision, Elgin city council members will be deciding at their Nov. 20 meeting whether to put the issue of fluoridating Elgin’s water supply to voters or decide themselves. Council members held a workshop on the issue Oct. 16 and had a number of residents and specialists speak as well as […]

  • Elgin City Council votes ‘no’ on water fluoridation

    Elgin City Council members took on the decision of fluoridating Elgin’s public water system at the Nov. 20 meeting instead of allowing the issue to go before voters as was considered at a previous meeting. On a split 5-3 vote, the decision was to not add fluoride to Elgin’s water. Voting for the prohibition were […]