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Massachusetts Fluoridation News Vol. 2 No. 9 Belchertown, Massachusetts January 25, 2016 Mike F. Dolan Editor


Massachusetts Fluoridation News
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Vol. 2 No. 9 Belchertown, Massachusetts January 25, 2016
Women’s campaign asks governors to ban fluoridation
A campaign launched this month by Karen Spencer of Gloucester is organizing women
across the country to ask their governors to end fluoridation in their states.
“All month this February, we women opposed to fluoridation are chasing down our
mostly male governors and state representatives, demanding they pay attention to modern
science and listen to our stories,” Spencer wrote in an email.
Spencer has drafted a tightly argued and extensively referenced letter that woman can
use to address the governors, asking them to “initiate the necessary actions to make artificial
fluoridation or municipal water illegal in our state based on 21st century science and the code of
ethics on which our laws are based.”
For an electronic version of the letter to governors contact Karen Spencer at
seabreezes1@iglide.net.
Historically, grassroots efforts to end fluoridation in the USA have been led by women.

96 million have unsafe lead in their drinking water
Because of widespread and systematic underestimates of lead in drinking water, up to
96 million Americans could be drinking water with unsafe lead levels in it, according to a report
January 22 in the Guardian newspaper.
“Water authorities across the US are systematically distorting water tests to downplay
the amount of lead in samples,” the newspaper reports.

This practice includes advising residents who are collecting samples to run the water
through the tap before taking the sample, and to make other manipulations of the sampling
process, such as slowly running the water into the sample bottle, and removing the aerator
from the faucet, that will underestimate the lead risk in the water, according to the Guardian.
The paper quoted one source with knowledge of the practice, which was used in Flint,
MI, as saying there is a lead drinking water risk in “every major city east of the Mississippi.”
The Guardian’s reporting draws heavily on the work of Yanna Lambrinidou, Ph.D. of
Virginia Tech and Parents for Nontoxic Alternatives. Lambrinidou published a dissenting report
as a member of the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule working group. In a cover letter she wrote, “my
extensive experience with lead in drinking water in Washington, DC and nationally, has lead me
to believe that the working group’s specific recommendations for how to implement a forward-
thinking Lead and Copper Rule would leave consumers less protected from exposures to lead in
drinking water than would a revised version of the current rule that closes its well-known
loopholes.”
When asked by this reporter about the apparent increased risk of lead in drinking water
when the water is fluoridated, as studied by Mass and others at the University of North
Carolina-Asheville, Lambrinidou replied, “I am sorry but I can't comment on this issue. I know
very little about it.”
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The Disgraced Museum
Wyant, Hedman, Earley resign in disgrace
[Editor’s note: With this issue we begin a periodic listing on public officials who resign in
disgrace after failing to do their job, suppressing evidence, lying about their actions, misleading
the public, committing crimes, or doing something else that warrants their forced exit from the
stage. We distinguish these people from those who retire, or leave for a different job.]
Darnell Earley former emergency manager of Flint, MI, appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder, who
made the decision to use the Flint River as a water source without proper treatment, resigned
in disgrace from his current position as emergency manager of the Detroit public schools, New
York Times, Feb. 3.
Susan Hedman former EPA Region 5 administrator who failed to enforce the Safe Drinking
Water Act in Flint, MI, resigned in disgrace, Associated Press, Jan. 21.
Dan Wyant former director of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, who
advised Flint, MI not to treat the Flint River water for corrosion, resulting in the lead poisoning
of 100,000 people, resigned in disgrace, Dec. 29, Fox News.
Allukian appointed to American Fluoridation Society
Myron Allukian, clinical professor at the Boston University dental school, and long time
fluoridation advocate in Massachusetts, has been appointed vice-president of the American
Fluoridation Society, a new organization to promote fluoridation. We have previously reported
how Allukian, when asked at a public meeting in Westford who would pay for dental fluorosis,
replied, “Tell them to stop eating toothpaste.”
Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Public Health
The members of the Committee are Jason M. Lewis of Winchester, Senate Chair, Kate Hogan of Stow, House Chair, Jennifer L. Flanagan of Leominster, Senate Vice-Chair, and Ruth B. Balser of Newton, House Vice-Chair.
The other Senate members of the Committee are Eric P. Lesser of Longmeadow, Joan B. Lovely of Salem, Richard J. Ross of Wrentham, and James E. Timilty of Walpole.
The other House members of the Committee are Christine P. Barber of Somerville, Brendan P. Crighton of Lynn, Jonathan Hecht of Watertown, Hannah Kane of Shrewsbury, Mary S. Keefe of Worcester, James J. Lyon of Andover, Paul Tucker of Salem, Steven Ultrino of Malden, and John C. Velis of Westfield.
Massachusetts legislators listed
With this issue we begin our listing of the state legislators so that readers will have an easy to use directory, and a chance to become better acquainted with progress of the neurotoxin resolution, and efforts to end fluoridation through the legislature. Lawmakers will be listed by district, by name, and by the cities and towns they represent.
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Massachusetts’ House of Representatives, by District
1st Barnstable District Tim Whelan of Brewster
Precinct 1 of Barnstable; precincts 1 and 2 of Brewster, Dennis, precincts 1
4, 7 of Yarmouth
2nd Barnstable District Brian Mannal of Barnstable
Precincts 2
10, 13 of Barnstable, precincts 5 and 6 of Yarmouth
3rd Barnstable District David Vieira of Falmouth
Precincts 3
6 of Bourne, precincts 3, 4, 7-0 of Falmouth, Mashpee
4th Barnstable District Sarah Peake of Provincetown
Precinct 3 of Brewster, Chatham, Eastham, Hawrich, Orleans, Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet
5th Barnstable District Randy Hunt of Sandwich
Precincts 11 and 12 of Barnstable, precincts 1, 2 and 7 of Bourne, Sandwich, precinct 1 of Plymouth

Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District Timothy Madden of Nantucket
Precincts 1, 2, 5 and 6 of Falmouth, Chilmark, Edgartown, Aquinnah, Gosnold, Oak Bluffs, Tisbury, West Tisbury, Nantucket

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Neurotoxin Resolution and its signers
In our previous issues we introduced the “Neurotoxin Resolution” (reprinted below) that calls for an end to water fluoridation in Massachusetts. In this issue we continue publishing the names of signers of the resolution. As names are added we will begin to list them by town and legislative district. Anyone who would like an electronic version of the petition and a related flyer should contact Michael F. Dolan at 413-323-5327 or mdolan.ecsn@outlook.com or P.O. Box 797, Belchertown, MA 01007.
Massachusetts Fluoridation News January 25, 2016 4 A Resolution to Prohibit the Addition of Fluoride to
Community Water Systems in Massachusetts
Preamble. This resolution is written in honor of the scientists at the US Environmental Protection Agency and elsewhere for reporting the adverse effects of fluoridated water.
Whereas a liter of fluoridated tap water contains the same dose of fluoride as the prescription medicine, and
Whereas water fluoridation violates the fundamental medical ethical principle of informed consent, and
Whereas a National Research Council investigation concluded that the current regulation of fluoride in drinking water does not protect the population of the United States, and
Whereas dozens of studies have found that fluoride in drinking water is a neurotoxin that lowers children’s IQ, and a Harvard meta-analysis of these studies confirmed the neurotoxicity of fluoride in drinking water, and
Whereas the EPA’s Neurotoxicology Division labels fluoride as a chemical with “substantial evidence of developmental neurotoxicity,”
Now therefore be it resolved that the General Laws of Massachusetts shall be revised by the passage of a measure prohibiting the addition of fluoride to community water systems in Massachusetts.
please sign and return to: Public Notice on Water Fluoridation c/o Michael F. Dolan, P.O. Box 797, Belchertown, MA 01007
References:
Choi, A.L., Sun, G., Zhang, Y. and Grandjean, P. 2012. Developmental fluoride neurotoxicity: A systematic review and meta- analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 120: 1362-1368.

Grandjean, P. and Landrigan, P.J. 2014. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity. Lancet Neurology 13: 330-338.
Signers of the Neurotoxin Resolution:
Godbless Asante of Southbridge, Luis Ayala of Southbridge, Darrel Babineau of Orange, Jacalyn Balerine of Southbridge, Patty Barbine of Orange, David Barnes of New Salem, Martin A. Barroll of Paxton, Mary Barroll of Paxton, Paula Bernier of Athol, Alex Blake of Athol, Joan Bonner of Athol, Shirley Bullock of Athol, Ron Bunker of Athol, Meghan Burch of Orange, Eric Caisse of Orange, Marisa Caputo of Athol, William Cass of Athol, Remy Cellera of Orange, Dael A. Chapman of Amherst, Michelle Chenier of Southbridge, Teresa L. Cierla of Southbridge, William Coady of Orange, Karla Collazo of Southbridge, Damany Corren of Southbridge, John Crockett of Athol, Jessica Crickett of Athol, Sarah Cyhowski of Erving, Alisha M. Cummings of Athol,
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Also Brad Daigle of Dudley, John Delisle of Sturbridge, Henry Dertel of Orange, G. John Di Bonaventura of Southbridge, Marguerite V. Doane of Orange, Michael F. Dolan of Belchertown, Ayla Doubleday of Warwick, Irene Dzioba of Amherst, Majke Ellis of Southbridge, Dori Ehrlich of Amherst, Jeffrey Farr of Dudley, Margaret Farr of Dudley, Julie Farrell of Baldwinsville, Peter Farrell of Baldwinsville, Mark Ferrari of Athol, Bella Finnell of Athol, Frank Franconeri of Southbridge, William Fregeau of Athol,
Also Ellaine Garrepy of Dudley, Janice Gendreau of Southbridge, Kylii Godin of Southbridge, Barbara Goll of Rockport, Susan Guerchon of Amherst, Natasha Hanna of Orange, E.C. Higgins of Orange, Elizabeth Horn of Sturbridge, Timothy R. Jaillet of Athol, Miranda Jefferson of Athol, Anthony Johnson of Southbridge, Manuel King of Orange, Mary King of Orange, Brian C. Kopinto of Belchertown, Chris Lamira of Southbridge, Miguel Lebrón of Southbridge, Leonar Legros of Fitchburg, Melissa Lemieux of Warwick, Xavier Omar Lopez of Southbridge, Rober Lorai of Southbridge, Elizabeth Loving of Shutesbury,
Also Stephen MacLean of Athol, Brian P. Mallet of Orange, Louise Mangan of Athol, Edward Martini of Westboro, Larry Martowski of Athol, Mary Ellen Mathews of Southbridge, Peggy Matthews-Nilsen of Amherst, Darvan Major of Orange, Kevin McIntosh of Orange, Cara McLoughlin of Athol, Judy Melanson of Orange, Nancy Murphy of Athol, Sarah Myntti of Athol, Dave Paul of Orange, Mellonie Pauley of Dudley, Bryan Moss of Shrewsbury, Lillian G. Peps of Orange, Victor Perez of Athol, Edward Phillips of Southbridge, Dana Ploof of New Salem, Robert Rivard of Erving, Juan Rodriguez of Southbridge,
Also Joseph St. Croix of Athol, Elizabeth St. Lawrence of Orange, Jonathan Sapaugh of Southbridge Nicole Sava of Southbridge, Annabel Shaw of Athol, Fred Shaw of Athol, David Skosupa of Warwick, Bonnie Smith of Amherst, Juanita Smith of Athol, Paul Smith of Southbridge, Shawn L. Smith of Amherst, Devon Softic of Athol, Lisa Soyer-Burk of Athol, Karla Stanley of Athol, Phyllis Stevens of Dufley, Greg Suprise of Orange, William Sykes of Orange, Jeremy Tetlow of Southbridge, Brendan Thideault of Southbridge, Matthew Tie of Athol, Joe Torzin of Orange, Carl Walker of Athol, Tracy Wilkinson of Orange, Trevor Wilson of Southbridge, Debra Wirth of Amherst, Mark A. Wisniewski of Deerfield, Ellen Woodbury of Athol, Alice Young of Orange, Holly Young of Athol.
Fluoridated cities and towns in Massachusetts
The following list of fluoridated cities and towns was obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health website, dated January 2014. We have not included eighteen towns that are listed, but have only a few residents receiving fluoridated water, or where only institutional inmates are receiving fluoridated water.
Fluoridated cities and towns: Acton, Acushnet, Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Ashburnham, Athol, Attleboro, Bedford, Belmont, Beverly, Billerica, Boston, Brookline, Burlington, Cambridge, Canton, Chelsea, Cohasset, Concord, Danvers, Dartmouth [unspecified, diluted fluoride concentration between April and October], Dedham, Dracut, Duxbury, Essex, Everett, Fall River, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Gardner, Gloucester, Groveland, Hamilton, Haverhill, Hingham, Holden, Holliston, Holyoke, Hudson, Hull, Ipswich, Lawrence, Lexington, Lincoln, Longmeadow, Lowell, Lynn, Lynnfield, Malden, Manchester by the Sea, Mansfield, Marblehead, Marlborough, Medford, Medway, Melrose, Middleton, Millis, Milton, Nahant, Natick, New
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Bedford, Needham, Newburyport, Newton, North Andover, North Attleboro, Northborough, North Reading, Norwood, Oak Bluffs, Oxford, Peabody, Pembroke, Plainville, Quincy, Reading, Revere, Rockport, Rutland, Salem, Saugus, Scituate, Seekonk, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Somerset, Sommerville, Southboro, Southbridge, Stoughton, Stoneham, Sturbridge, Sudbury, Swampscott, Swansea, Taunton, Templeton, Tewksbury, Topsfield, Tyngsboro, Wakefield, Walpole, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Wenham, Wellesley, Westborough, Westford, Westminster, West Newbury, Weston, Westwood, Weymouth, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn. Non-fluoridated cities and towns: All of Berkshire County, all of Franklin County, all of Hampshire County except Amherst, all of Hampden County except for Holyoke and Longmeadow, all of Cape Cod. The individual non-fluoridated municipalities are: Abington, Adams, Agawam, Alford, Amesbury, Aquinnah, Ashby, Ashfield, Ashland, Avon, Ayer, Barnstable, Barre, Becket, Belchertown, Bellingham, Berkley, Berkshire, Berlin, Bernardston, Blackstone, Bolton, Blandford, Bourne, Boxborough, Boylston, Braintree, Brewster, Bridgewater, Brimfield, Brockton, Brookfield, Buckland, Carlisle, Carver, Charlemont, Charlton, Chatham, Chelmsford, Cheshire, Chester, Chesterfield, Chicopee, Chilmark, Clarksburg, Clinton, Colrain, Conway, Cummington, Dalton, Deerfield, Dennis, Dighton, Douglas, Dover, Drury, Dudley, Dunstable, East Bridgewater, East Brookfield, Eastham, Easthampton, East Longmeadow, Easton, Edgartown, Egremont, Erving, Fairhaven, Falmouth, Florida, Foxborough, Georgetown, Gill, Goshen, Grafton, Granby, Great Barrington, Greenfield, Groton, Hadley, Halifax, Hampden, Hancock, Hanover, Hanson, Hardwick, Harvard, Harwich, Hatfield, Hawley, Haydenville, Heath, Hinsdale, Holbrook, Holland, Holyoke, Hopedale, Hopkinton, Hubbardston, Huntington, Kingston, Lakeville, Lancaster, Lanesboro, Lee, Leicester, Lenox, Leominster, Leverett, Littleton, Ludlow, Lunenberg, Marion, Marshfield, Mashpee, Mattapoisett, Maynard, Medfield, Mendon, Merrimac, Methuen, Middleborough, Middlefield, Milford, Millbury, Millville, Monroe, Monson, Montague, Montgomery, Mount Washington, Nantucket, New Ashford, New Braintree, Newbury, New Marlborough, New Salem, North Adams, Norfolk, Northampton, Northbridge, North Brookfield, Northfield, Norton, Norwell, Oakham, Orange, Orleans, Otis, Palmer, Paxton, Pelham, Pepperell, Peru, Petersham, Phillipston, Pittsfield, Plainfield, Plymouth, Plympton, Princeton, Provincetown, Randolph, Raynham, Rehoboth, Richmond, Rochester, Rockland, Rowley, Rowe, Royalston, Russell, Salisbury, Sandisfield, Sandwich, Savoy, Sheffield, Shelburne, Sherborn, Shirley, Shutesbury, Southampton, Southfield, South Hadley, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Stockbridge, Stoughton, Stow, Sunderland, Tolland, Townsend, Truro, Tyringham, Upton, Uxbridge, Vineyard Haven, Wales, Ware, Wareham, Warren, Warwick, Washington, Webster, Wellfleet, Wendell, West Boylston, West Bridgewater, West Brookfield, Westfield, Westhampton, Westport, West Springfield, West Tisbury, Whately, Whitman, Wilbraham, Williamsburg, Williamstown, Wilmington, Winchendon, Windsor, Worcester, Worthington, Wrentham, Yarmouth.
Massachusetts Fluoridation News is published weekly at Belchertown, Massachusetts by East Coast Science News, P.O. Box 797, Belchertown, MA 01007. Michael F. Dolan, editor. Phone: 413-323-5327; Email: mdolan.ecsn@outlook.com. We request a nominal $3.00/year fee so that readers can indicate to the publisher that the newsletter is useful to them. Back issues are available for $1.00 each. Please make checks payable to East Coast Science News.

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