Fluorine substances are no strangers to the lithium (Li)-ion battery architecture – they are found across the whole battery, from the binders within the electrodes in the form of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), to the salts within the electrolyte as lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6). This is notwithstanding the fluorinated species that form during the device’s lifetime, nor the […]
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Welcome to the Fluoride Action Network News Archive. The FAN News Archive serves as an historical repository for fluoride news stories, positive or negative. Since FAN catalogs all news stories on fluoride, our news section remains a reliable database of all published fluoride news.
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Grande Prairie council considers internal code of conduct after concerns raised over councillor’s fluoride-focused social media posts
Grande Prairie city council is moving toward developing an internal code of conduct pledge after hearing concerns that social media posts by one of its members have undermined public trust and the city’s credibility. At its June 8 meeting, council voted to have administration bring back a document to a future committee of the whole […]
New poll reveals political divide over public water fluoridation
As the debate over the value of adding fluoride to public drinking water percolates in communities across the nation, a new nationally representative survey from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania finds Americans sharply divided over the use of fluoride in public drinking water. The new findings come amid renewed […]
Sunbury Municipal Authority has elected to cease the addition of fluoride
PUBLIC NOTICEIMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DRINKING WATERSunbury Municipal Authority has elected to cease the addition of fluoride.Fluoridation will be discontinued on 7/17/26.What should I do?You do not need to use an alternative (i.e., bottled water) water supply. However, if you have specific health concerns about this change in the water treatment, consult with your doctor […]
Letter | What psychology teaches us about DeForest’s fluoride fight
Dear Editor: The classic conformity experiments of Solomon Asch, Stanley Milgram’s obedience studies and groupthink research explain how communities can reach public agreement even when serious doubts exist. People often stay silent fearing ridicule, isolation or political retaliation. Under those pressures, a false consensus can masquerade as truth. This dynamic was clear in the DeForest […]
Public health boss backs adding fluoride to water
Oxfordshire’s director of public health has supported calls to add fluoride into the county’s drinking water, describing it as “the single most effective measure to reduce tooth decay in children”. Speaking at a health scrutiny committee meeting, Ansaf Azhar said there are good examples of the benefits of fluoridation in the UK and Europe. But […]
Meeting set to discuss fluoride in Ridgeland water
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) – Ridgeland city officials will be hearing from state leaders next week on why they should keep fluoride in the water. In December, the Board of Aldermen voted to take the first step to officially remove fluoride from the treatment process, which would be hearing a presentation from the Mississippi State Department […]
Fluoride levels at Vermilion Plant back to optimal level, Public Health says
Public Health Sudbury & Districts says fluoride levels at the Vermilion Water Treatment Plant are back to optimal levels following repair work. Back in March, it was reported that repair work at the plant, which is owned and operated by Vale, involved the fluoridation system at the facility, and interrupted the fluoridation process. At the time, Public […]
Another Alabama city just stopped adding fluoride to its water
The Alabaster Water Department joined the list of Alabama cities that have discontinued adding fluoride to a public drinking water system this week. The Alabaster Water Department said in a statement on Facebook June 8, that the decision was made after an evaluation of employee safety, equipment maintenance requirements, chemical handling procedures and long-term infrastructure […]
Federal Court Overturns Historic Fluoride Ruling as Trump Admin Fights to Keep Fluoride in the Water
A federal appeals court has overturned a historic federal ruling that found that fluoride poses an “unreasonable risk,” sending the case back to a district court and directing the court to ignore evidence presented after 2020. On May 21, a federal appeals court overturned a September 2024 federal ruling that concluded that water fluoridation “poses an unreasonable risk […]