As part of the federal budget proposal he submitted on Tuesday, President Obama offered significant cuts to LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) as a way to reduce funding in the realm of energy services and lower the national deficit. The program currently calls for $5.1 billion in funding as it stands, and Obama’s [...]
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14 Jan
Public Water Fluoridation or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Mass Medication
Early last week, the EPA announced a joint effort with the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to update guidelines and standards for fluoride in drinking water. HHS is proposing to lower the recommended level of fluoride in drinking water to 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water (the low end of [...]
