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HHS Secretary RFK Jr.’s reversal on fluoride in water could worsen health disparities for Black Americans

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has made a reversal on decades-long guidance from the CDC to recommend the fluoridation of water. The stance is concerning to public health experts who say the practice has reduced the occurrence of oral disease. Kennedy, who has long been a skeptic of the safety of fluoride in water, announced on Monday that he will order the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) to halt its advisory recommendation […]

todayApril 8, 2025

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Trump administration rescinds 1965 clause barring ‘segregated facilities’ like water fountains and restrooms in government contracts

In its latest move to eliminate race-conscious policy across the federal government, the Trump administration rescinded a clause in federal contracts that prohibited segregated facilities, including water fountains and restrooms. A February memo issued by the General Services Administration that has become more widely known to the public calls for the “segregated facilities” clause to be stricken from new solicitations or contracts, along with provisions and clauses related to affirmative action in construction, among others. The clause barring segregation in […]

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Water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — “Layers of inadequate oversight and enforcement” by state and federal agencies contributed to a water crisis in Mississippi’s capital city that left tens of thousands of people without safe drinking water for weeks in 2021 and 2022, a watchdog agency says. The Mississippi State Department of Health did not consistently document deficiencies in the Jackson water system or notify city officials about significant problems after the department conducted sanitary surveys and annual inspections from 2015 through […]

todayAugust 16, 2024 1

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Watch: White House says Biden has no issue drinking water during East Palestine visit

President Joe Biden is traveling to East Palestine, Ohio, a year after a freight train carrying hazardous materials was derailed in a freak accident that left the town’s local water contaminated. Biden will tout his administration’s efforts to hold Norfolk Southern responsible for the environmental hazard. The president’s trip also sees him venturing into Republican territory as he crisscrosses around the country to sway votes for reelection in November. Ahead of the trip, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told […]

todayFebruary 16, 2024 2

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What are the City of Muskegon Heights plans?

TO: City Council Muskegon Heights In the very near future the city will loss at least 70% of its water usage, the cities which are contracted with the Heights for water usage is being terminated, come April 15, 2015. That lost is going to leave a additional burden on the city and its residents, in order to maintain the water plant and provide safe water usage for it citizens and others. With the closing of many of the business's and […]

todayMay 7, 2014 1