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Some Alabama residents learn they haven't had fluoride in their water for years
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">In Birmingham, Alabama, fluoride has not been added to most drinking water for at least two years, but the public was not notified.</p>
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</div></p><p><a href="https://apobangpo.space/tags/PublicHealth" rel="tag">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a> <a href="https://apobangpo.space/tags/water" rel="tag">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://apobangpo.space/tags/fluoride" rel="tag">#<span>fluoride</span></a> <a href="https://apobangpo.space/tags/dental" rel="tag">#<span>dental</span></a> <a href="https://apobangpo.space/tags/teeth" rel="tag">#<span>teeth</span></a> <a href="https://apobangpo.space/tags/ToothDecay" rel="tag">#<span>ToothDecay</span></a> <a href="https://apobangpo.space/tags/prevention" rel="tag">#<span>prevention</span></a> <a href="https://apobangpo.space/tags/alabama" rel="tag">#<span>alabama</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/6dcd8b85-8434-423d-8077-1a07f00fb729/last-week-residents-of-birmingham-alabama-were-informed-that-their-drinking-water-would-no-longer-contain-fluoride.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:37:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/6dcd8b85-8434-423d-8077-1a07f00fb729.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 21:55:01 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Last week, residents of Birmingham, Alabama, were informed that their drinking water would no longer contain fluoride. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:23:29 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bich%40apobangpo.space">@<span>bich</span></a></span> </p><p>And yet the people of Birmingham, AL, were paying for fluoride treatment for their drinking water all those years the water treatment company was not providing it?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/huntingdon/statuses/116320463064588221</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/huntingdon/statuses/116320463064588221</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[huntingdon@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:23:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to &quot;Last week, residents of Birmingham, Alabama, were informed that their drinking water would no longer contain fluoride. on Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:02:37 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bich%40apobangpo.space">@<span>bich</span></a></span> dental pita <br />- someone whose municipality doesn’t do fluoride </p><p>Conspiracy theorists need to get new hobbies. </p><p>Maybe writing fan fiction? It’s rewarding, gives you supportive community, plenty of chance to research and have opinions about not real facts, and teaches a creative skill. <br />(No offense to fan fic writers ; I was once amongst ye ranks 🫡)</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/users/moss/statuses/116320381012872195</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/users/moss/statuses/116320381012872195</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[moss@kind.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:02:37 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>