USA - The Sierra Club and three other environmental groups announced they are opposing a ballot measure
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Sierra Club and three other environmental groups announced Wednesday they are opposing a ballot measure to add fluoride to Portland's drinking water.
The groups contend that adding fluoride to water would harm people and aquatic life, and outweigh any benefits to dental health.
"Sierra Club opposes fluoridation because it would degrade some of the purest drinking water in the world," said Antonia Giedwoyn, a spokeswoman for the local chapter of the Sierra Club, the nation's largest environmental organization. "Kids are already bombarded with multiple toxins from plastics, pesticides and air pollution."
The Portland City Council last year unanimously approved a plan to add fluoride. Until the vote, Portland was the largest city in the U.S. yet to approve water fluoridation to combat tooth decay. Opponents, however, quickly gathered more than 30,000 signatures to force a referendum that's set for May 21.
The groups contend that adding fluoride to water would harm people and aquatic life, and outweigh any benefits to dental health.
"Sierra Club opposes fluoridation because it would degrade some of the purest drinking water in the world," said Antonia Giedwoyn, a spokeswoman for the local chapter of the Sierra Club, the nation's largest environmental organization. "Kids are already bombarded with multiple toxins from plastics, pesticides and air pollution."
The Portland City Council last year unanimously approved a plan to add fluoride. Until the vote, Portland was the largest city in the U.S. yet to approve water fluoridation to combat tooth decay. Opponents, however, quickly gathered more than 30,000 signatures to force a referendum that's set for May 21.
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