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• The Wound That Won’t Heal: Idaho’s Far-Reaching Phosphate Pollution

  While the pollution at the FMC site rivals the story in the movie Erin Brockovich, the story of phosphate in Idaho actually has a much wider reach, spanning the entire Phosphoria Formation that lies underground across western Idaho, southwestern Montana, western Wyoming and northern Utah. Deposited by an ancient shallow sea, the deposits have yielded […]

• Why water shouldn’t be fluoridated

  Note: This article originally titled “Why water shouldn’t be fluoridated” published on October 17, 2010, was updated on May 1, 2018, with the title “Should we question the fluoridation of water?” Paul Connett: ‘I haven’t brushed with a fluoridated toothpaste for 14 years. My teeth are fine.’ Fluoridation has been with us for nearly 50 […]

• Bottled Water and Tooth Decay: Kids May Not Be Getting Enough Fluoride

  Some dentists are concerned about a problem they haven’t worried about as much in decades — whether children are getting enough fluoride. Fluoride helps strengthen teeth and prevent tooth decay. Mass fluoridating of municipal water supplies, started in the 1940s, has been called the most effective public-health measure ever made to improve oral health. But […]

• Dispute over Methyl Bromide alternative prompts debate on fluoride

  EPA’s approval of a fluoride-based alternative to the ozone-depleting pesticide methyl bromide is triggering a broader fight over agency data justifying the use of fluoride to treat drinking water and combat pests — a dispute that could be heavily influenced by a major new scientific report expected in the coming weeks. The fight also highlights […]

• NY Officals Request $20 Million from Medicare for Water Fluoridation

  State officials formally submitted a request to keep $10 billion that recent changes to the Medicaid program have saved the federal government, saying investing that money over the next five years will further “bend the Medicaid cost curve.” The entire waiver request is below. Changes to the ballooning Medicaid system — which is jointly funded […]

• Rehoboth: City to add fluoride to water

  REHOBOTH — City officials have announced plans to add fluoride to the area’s water supply, a move they believe will make it healthier. Effective Oct. 28, the Rehoboth Beach Public Water System will begin introducing fluoride into its drinking water to comply with a 2004 Delaware Division of Public Health mandate. “We’re actually one of […]

• Illinois. USW and Honeywell’s Battlefield: A Uranium Conversion Plant

  The battle between corporations/governments and unions, from state pensions to auto companies’ legacy costs, has been distilled for the metals world with the ongoing negotiations – or lack thereof – between Honeywell, the energy and technology giant, and the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Honeywell and the USE have clashed over Honeywell’s uranium processing plant in […]

• Civil Rights Leaders Call for Halt to Water Fluoridation

  Because fluoride can disproportionately harm poor citizens and black families, Atlanta civil rights leaders, Andrew Young and Dr. Gerald Durley, have asked Georgia legislators to repeal the state’s mandatory water fluoridation law. Andrew Young, former U.N. Ambassador and former Atlanta Mayor, along with Reverend Dr. Gerald Durley, Pastor of Providence Baptist Church in Atlanta, both […]

• Portland Mayor Sam Adams: Why I’m Voting Yes on Fluoridation

  Dear Portlander, I hope you are enjoying the beginning of the Autumn season. Since I announced my support for adding fluoride to Portland’s water system, many people have asked me how I came to my decision. I have been studying the water fluoridation issue since I was elected as a City Commissioner and I am […]

• Bottled water stokes fluoride, cavity debate

  On the long list of cavity culprits, soda pop and sugary fruit juices rank high. Now public health officials are pointing the finger at bottled water. By itself, water does not cause cavities. But a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says bottled water has become so prevalent in children’s […]