Louisiana is not poised for a single statewide vote on fluoride, but communities across the state could soon be allowed to hold local elections on whether their public water systems should keep fluoridating drinking water if Senate Bill 4 (SB4) becomes law. The bill cleared the Legislature this week after the state’s House gave final […]
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Appellate Court Vacates and Remands District Court Decision in TSCA Fluoride Case
As reported in our February 13, 2025, blog item, on January 17, 2025, the Biden U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a notice of appeal in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California’s 2024 decision finding that the Plaintiffs established by a […]
ADA calls for ‘deliberative approach’ in EPA fluoride review
The ADA is urging the Environmental Protection Agency to take what it called a more “deliberative approach” in its ongoing Human Health Toxicity Assessment for fluoride and to include additional scientific literature in its review process. In a May 28 letter to the EPA’s Office of Water, the ADA requested that several recently published studies […]
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill for public vote on fluoride in drinking water
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — You may soon have the chance to vote on removing fluoride from your drinking water. Lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 4, which gives local governing bodies the authority to hold an election in which voters can decide whether to remove fluoride from their drinking water. The bill was introduced by Senator […]
Water fluoridation: why did it take so long?
The story of water fluoridation in the North East ought, by rights, to have been a simple one. The science was largely settled decades ago. The region itself played an important role in the early British evidence for fluoridation. Parts of the North East have enjoyed fluoridated water supplies since the 1960s. And yet, somehow, […]
Temporary Suspension of Water Fluoridation
The City of Tocco would like to inform you that the addition of fluoride to the City’s drinking water system has been temporarily suspended due to fluoride supply shortages. This shortage is the result of supply chain disruptions due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. Is My Water Safe to Drink? Yes. Your drinking […]
North Lamar Ends Water Fluoridation
LAMAR COUNTY, Miss.—North Lamar Water Association stopped adding fluoride to its drinking water, joining a growing list of Mississippi water systems ending fluoridation. The association’s notice, postmarked May 5, says its board voted to stop fluoridation April 6, citing supply, safety, testing and equipment concerns. The water system serves about 12,500 residents in Lamar County. […]
Locals in Louisiana could soon vote to remove fluoride from drinking water
Louisiana communities are poised to gain the power to remove added fluoride from their local public drinking water systems. A bill carried by Sen. Mike Fesi, R-Houma, cleared its final legislative hurdle Wednesday. If it receives Gov. Jeff Landry’s signature, the legislation would allow a local governing body to hold an election and let voters […]
Federal judge overstepped in ordering regulatory review fluoride water limits
Federal environmental regulators won’t need to reevaluate acceptable fluoride levels in American drinking water, after a federal appeals panel ruled a San Francisco federal judge essentially took over a case when he ruled in favor of plaintiffs claiming fluoride in drinking water could be contributing to IQ loss in American children. On May 21, a […]
Loudon Utilities considers removal of fluoride from water supply
LOUDON COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) – You can’t see it with the naked eye, but Americans have been drinking water with fluoride in it since the end of World War II. “Water fluoridation from a public health standpoint is known to be the greatest, most affordable, widespread agent that we have to decrease the incidence of […]