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  • Parry Sound: United voice comes together against fluoride

    (Editor’s note: this letter was sent to Parry Sound council and a copy provided to the North Star for publication) Dear Mayor and Council, As primary healthcare providers, business owners and parents, we are concerned about the ongoing fluoridation of the town’s water supply. Whether we are all consuming town water or not, the continued […]

  • FAN in the News: 2002 – 2010

    The following are archival news reports that have cited the Fluoride Action Network. Click here for news articles from 2011-present. 2010: Connett Raising Fluoride Awareness – Daily Courier Observer (New York) – December 18, 2010 The professor emeritus of chemistry at St. Lawrence University recently published a book, “The Case against Fluoride,” and has spent […]

  • The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare

    Rob Bilott was a corporate defense attorney for eight years. Then hetook on an environmental suit that would upend his entire career —and expose a brazen, decades-long history of chemical pollution. Just months before Rob Bilott made partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, he received a call on his direct line from a cattle farmer. […]

  • By Industrial Sector: Hydrogen Fluoride Releases,1995-2016

    Before we list the Toxic Release Inventory’s information on the releases of Hydrogen fluoride (also called Hydrofluoric acid) by industrial sector, we want to share some information on this highly toxic inorganic acid. In 1993, EPA released the Hydrogen Fluoride Study, Report to Congress which stated, Exposure to HF can cause injury through inhalation, direct […]

  • US authorities distorting tests to downplay lead content of water

    Water authorities across the US are systematically distorting water tests to downplay the amount of lead in samples, risking a dangerous spread of the toxic water crisis that has gripped Flint, documents seen by the Guardian show. The controversial approach to water testing is so widespread that it occurs in “every major US city east […]

  • Fort Smith: FLUORIDATION OF OUR DRINKING WATER

    On Monday, March 7, 2016 the City of Fort Smith will begin fluoridating our drinking water.  In accordance with the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) April 2015 recommendation, the fluoridation level of 0.7 mg/L will be used to provide public health benefits but prevent fluorosis of teeth and bones. There have been […]

  • Evanston: Council considers adding fluoride to city water supply

    Evanston City Council members weighed in on the introductory water fluoridation proposal at the work session on Tuesday, March 8. The special council session to vote on the second reading of Ordinances 16-01 and 16-02, reducing the size of the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustments was overshadowed, as local physician Dr. Michael […]

  • Rutland: Charter puts fluoride in question

    During the past year’s discussion, it has frequently been stated that the authority to fluoridate the city water supply resides solely with the commissioner of public works, according to the city charter. On Monday night, I sought to challenge that authority and warn the city of impending liability from the fluoridation program, but the city […]

  • Taking on DuPont: Illnesses, deaths blamed on pollution from W. Va. plant

    Jobs vs. health Chapter 1 PARKERSBURG, W. Va. – No one in the Mid-Ohio Valley ever wanted to sue DuPont. The company employs thousands in the region and supports charities and community organizations. In some families, multiple generations owe their livelihood to the Delaware-based chemical giant. But as livestock started dying and thousands of residents contracted unexplained illnesses, evidence pointed to pollution […]

  • Drinking water, sipping poison

    Fluoride contamination has severely affected residents in drought hit areas in Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri. A mitigation project has suffered from distribution issues. India’s water quality problem is reaching crisis proportions, and today at least 1.95 crore habitations are affected by poor water quality. Over 3.6 crore people are exposed to health hazards owing to drinking […]