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  • Portland. The Fluoride Debate: A Closer Look At The Science

    Editor’s Note: Thursday, OPB aired the following story about fluoride science.  The story misstated where the American Cancer Society stands on water fluoridation. According to a Cancer Society spokesperson, the group has taken no position on water fluoridation. OPB regrets the error.  The story also contained information about a study that summarized the findings of 27 […]

  • Portland’s Vote Reflects Recent Scientific Findings on Fluoridation’s Risks

    Portland, Oregon, the largest U.S. city without fluoridation chemicals added to its drinking water, rejected water fluoridation Tuesday in an election watched around the country. Despite being outspent by more than a 3 to 1 margin, fluoridation opponents defeated the measure with the current vote count at 60.5 to 39.4%. The latest polling showed especially […]

  • Two Opposing Views on Fluoridating Portland’s Drinking Water

    The first commentary, by Rick North, encourages voters to defeat the ballot measure because of health concerns, lack of effectiveness and higher costs, while the second commentary, by Claudia Colen and Dr. Teran Colen insists the science is clear that fluoride doesn’t have any negative health or environmental impacts and is a safe and effective […]

  • Why Environmentalists Should Oppose Fluoridation

    I am very heartened by the fact that David Brower, Executive Director of the Sierra Club from 1952-64, Founder of Friends of the Earth, and Founder of Earth Island Institute, has agreed to become a founding member of the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). He joins several other prominent environmental activists, including Edward Goldsmith (publisher of […]

  • Sulfuryl Fluoride

    Dow AgroSciences won! The rest of us lost. The use of sulfuryl fluoride as a food fumigant on post-harvest food was first approved by the US EPA Office of Pesticides in 2004. This decision led EPA to approve the highest levels of fluoride residues on food in its history – see the levels here.  According […]

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    Acronym AAP – American Academy of Pediatrics AAPHD – American Association of Public Health Dentistry ACS – American Cancer Society ADA – American Dental Association AWWA – American Water Works Association ASTDD – Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors ATSDR  –  Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry CA EPA  –  California Environmental Protection […]

  • Dunedin Must Decide on Fluoride: Should it Stay or Go?

    Fluoride in the drinking water — friend or foe? The subject is bound to touch a nerve. It was a hot-button issue after city officials released the projected 2012 budget in June. Officials proposed eliminating the city’s more-than-20-year fluoridation program as a cost-cutting measure. Doing so would save an estimated $13,000 from the budget and […]

  • Portland City Council Schedules September 12 Vote on Fluoridating the Water

    Comedian George Carlin once joked that everybody complains about their local tap water, and nobody brags about it. Not so in Portland. “Portlanders pride themselves on having some of the best drinking water in the world,” said Kim Kaminski, executive director of Oregonians for Safe Drinking Water, a Portland-based nonprofit that opposes adding fluoride to […]

  • Clean water advocates file for citizen referendum with goal of giving Portlanders a vote on water fluoridation

    Portland, OR – Immediately following the Portland City Council’s decision to add fluoridation chemicals to Portland’s water, clean water advocates announced plans to launch a citizen referendum that would put the fluoridation question to Portland voters. Referendum paperwork was filed within an hour of the City Council’s vote. The Clean Water Portland PAC at the same time announced […]

  • Environmental groups say no to fluoride in Portland water

    The Portland chapter of the Sierra Club came out Wednesday against the water fluoridation measure on Portland’s May ballot, along with Columbia Riverkeeper and Food and Water Watch. The Sierra Club’s opposition to Ballot Measure 26-151 should be an important boost for critics, who figure to get outspent in the campaign. The Sierra Club, the […]