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  • Piney Point: Citizens’ Petition to EPA for Rulemaking: Phosphogypsum and Process Wastewater from Phosphoric Acid Production, Feb 8, 2021

    February 8, 2021 Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW #1101A Washington, D.C. 20460 Regan.Michael@epa.gov Re: Petition for Rulemaking Pursuant to Section 7004(A) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act; and Section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act Concerning the Regulation of Phosphogypsum and Process […]

  • Piney Point tainted water threat grows

    If the water storage systems fail, millions of gallons of contaminated water could again flow into Bishop Harbor. The owners of a former phosphate processing plant here have failed to comply with several environmental mandates after millions of gallons of tainted factory water spilled into Bishop Harbor during a Port Manatee dredging project. HRK Holdings […]

  • Piney Point: Florida reservoir collapse: What is phosphogypsum and is it radioactive?

    Manatee County officials along Florida’s Gulf Coast have ordered more than 300 people to flee from their homes should the reservoir breach. The collapse of the Piney Point reservoir threatens a full-blown environmental disaster at a former phosphate mining facility. The National Guard has been deployed to help coordinate the emergency response after one of […]

  • Letter to Dr. Walensky, Director of the CDC, with 112 signers. May 25, 2021.

    May 25, 2021 Dear Dr. Walensky, Here again is our letter originally emailed to you on May 3 and again on May 11, together with a hard copy sent to your office via Fed Ex. This letter has now been signed by 112 people: that is the 29 who signed on May 3 (indicated by […]

  • EPA restores use of pesticide opposed by beekeepers

    Note from Fluoride Action Network: The following is the molecular structure for Sulfoxaflor, a fluorinated pesticide. Also see June 17th press release  from the Center for Biological Diversity on EPA’s exemption for Sulfoxaflor titled: Trump EPA OKs ‘Emergency’ Use of Bee-killing Pesticide on 13.9 Million Acres.  (See more information)   ______________________________________________ WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency […]

  • In a Win for Healthy Air, Washington Won’t Burn Toxic PFAS Chemicals

    The U.S. government has a dangerous plan to get rid of hazardous “forever chemicals.” Earthjustice is on the case to stop them. Marines use firefighting foam during a live fire training exercise aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point in North Carolina in August 2013. PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam have contaminated hundreds of military […]

  • Colorado 2020 Fluoridation Status Report

    Return to FAN’s State info From the CDC‘s 2020 Fluoridation Status Reports All Water Systems in 2020 230 Public Water Systems with fluoride levels over 0.71 ppm • 39 systems over 2.01 ppm • 125 public water systems over 1.0 ppm • 66 from 0.71 to 1.0 ppm PWS ID PWS Name County Population Served […]

  • California 2020 Fluoridation Status Report

    Return to FAN’s State info From the CDC‘s 2020 Fluoridation Status Reports All Water Systems in 2020 150 Public Water Systems with fluoride levels over 0.71 ppm. • 85 systems: over 1.0 ppm • 65 systems: 0.71 ppm to 0.99 ppm.   PWS ID PWS Name County Population Served Fluoridated Fluoride Conc. CA-1907014 North Trails […]

  • Nevada 2020 Fluoridation Status Report

    Return to FAN’s State info From the CDC‘s 2020 Fluoridation Status Reports All Water Systems in 2020 PWS ID PWS Name County Population Served Fluoridated Fluoride Conc. NV-0000361 CRYSTAL CLEAR WATER COMPANY Lyon (Primary) 420 Yes 2.90 NV-0000013 CALIENTE PUBLIC UTILITIES Lincoln (Primary) 1154 Yes 2.80 NV-0002569 SMITH VALLEY WATER SYSTEM Lyon (Primary) 26 Yes […]

  • Texas 2020 Fluoridation Status Report

    Return to FAN’s State info From the CDC‘s 2020 Fluoridation Status Reports All Water Systems in 2020 1,537 Public Water Systems with fluoride levels over 0.71 ppm. • 68 public water systems over 4.0 ppm • 68 systems 3.0 ppm to 4.0 ppm • 222 systems 2.0 ppm to 2.99 ppm • 733 systems 1.0 […]