For 70 years, a persistent minority of academics and activists has claimed that fluoridated drinking water poses a serious but overlooked risk to public health. This hypothesis, almost universally rejected by the science establishment, was treated like a bad joke as far back as the 1965 film Dr. Strangelove, which pilloried opposition to fluoridated water […]
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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.
Our news database is categorized by country, state/province, and industry. This collection of articles is constantly being updated with the most recent global news on fluoride-related issues and events.
Ridgeland moving forward with process to end water fluoridation
RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) – Ridgeland has taken the first steps to officially remove fluoride from its water. On Tuesday, the Board of Aldermen voted to begin step one of the Mississippi State Department of Health’s Fluoridation Discontinuation Process. Mayor Gene McGee said despite the vote, the city is not advocating for the removal of fluoride […]
Ridgeland considers removing fluoride from drinking water
Ridgeland will consider removing fluoride from its drinking water. City officials will enter a process with the Mississippi State Department of Health to see if the city will continue to treat drinking water with fluoride. According to Public Works Director Alan Hart, this first step involves MDHS officials giving a 20-minute presentation to the city […]
Poplarville holds public hearing on removing fluoride from drinking water
The city currently adds chemical fluoride to its public water system as regulated by the Mississippi State Department of Health. Original article online at: https://www.wlox.com/video/2025/12/03/poplarville-holds-public-hearing-removing-fluoride-drinking-water/
Somerset Borough will continue putting fluoride in water. Here’s why
The Somerset Borough Municipal Water Authority unanimously voted to continue adding fluoride to its public drinking water. This decision followed a comprehensive review and public discussion with health professionals and community members. Advocates argued that water fluoridation is a cost-effective public health measure for preventing tooth decay. SOMERSET — For the many customers served by […]
In Odisha’s Mayurbhanj, excess fluoride in drinking water is causing widespread fluorosis in several villages
Children with stained teeth, women bent double, men crippled — this is the harsh reality for several village residents in Budhikhamari panchayat of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, where high fluoride levels in drinking water are causing severe health issues and relentless pain. Water testing by the INREM Foundation in hamlets of this panchayat, including two government […]
UCP members pass resolutions on auto insurance, abortion, clean coal
Members of Alberta’s governing United Conservative Party (UCP) voted in favour of a series of resolutions Saturday including repealing the province’s forthcoming auto insurance changes, returning to using coal as an energy source, and banning the fluoridation of public water. More than 4,000 UCP members are gathering in Edmonton this weekend for the party’s annual […]
Ivittuut – Greenland’s forgotten cryolite capital
From Arctic hamlet to globally significant settlement On the southwestern edge of Greenland, on the quiet Arsuk Fjord, lies Ivittuut – today an abandoned, windswept settlement. Yet once, this place was a center of global industrial history. The reason for this was an extraordinary mineral – cryolite. The Inuit of the region knew the white, […]
Australian hydrogen fluoride plant receives full funding
A hydrogen fluoride pilot plant being established by ABx Group, via subsidiary ALCORE, in Australia is now fully funded to operate. The plant will be used to demonstrate a process to produce hydrogen fluoride from a by-product of the aluminium smelting process. Abx CEO, Mark Cooksey, said: “We are enthusiastic about completing the hydrogen fluoride […]
Atlantic Beach to discontinue fluoride treatment of water
ATLANTIC BEACH — As part of its November consent agenda, the Atlantic Beach Town Council passed a resolution to discontinue fluoride treatment of town water. The decision to stop treating the town’s water with fluoride is partly a result of ongoing efforts to rehabilitate the water treatment plant, according to Town Manager John O’Daniel. The […]