Alaska - Protesters Rally to Get Rid of Fluoride in Anchorage's Water Supply

Protesters Rally to Get Rid of Fluoride in Anchorage's Water Supply
Protesters rally outside Anchorage City Hall to commemorate the victims of a 1992 fluoride accident in Hooper Bay. The group's goal is to get rid of fluoride in Anchorage's water supply.

by Megan Mazurek
Story Created: May 22, 2012 at 4:11 PM AKDT
Protesters rally outside Anchorage City Hall to commemorate the victims of a 20-year-old fluoride accident in Hooper Bay.
In 1992, a large amount of fluoride leaked into the Hooper Bay water system and the water systems in surrounding communities. The incident left nearly 300 people sick.
Protesters outside City Hall say they're hoping to catch Mayor Dan Sullivan or the assembly's attention to hopefully get rid of fluoride in Anchorage's water supply.
"It's really unsafe to have this highly toxic compound put into our water supply," said Jason Agre, a fluoride protester. Agre says the only benefit of fluoride can be taken care of in a dentist trip, and argues that too much of it can be life threatening. The group says the Anchorage water system is poisoning its citizens and violating human rights.
Fluoride was removed from Juneau, Fairbanks and Palmer's water supply, however, it is still in Municipality of Anchorage's water supply....