Eclipse Metals has breathed new life into a century-old mine, uncovering a suite of high-tech critical minerals alongside high-grade fluorite at its historic Ivigtût project in southern Greenland. New assay results from two diamond drill holes suggest the project may be far more than the legacy fluorite deposit it was once considered, with Ivigtût now […]
News Archive
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.
The fluorine problem in battery recycling
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 […]
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 […]
Report highlights oral health risks of removing fluoride from drinking water, urges stronger dental infrastructure and planning
Executive Summary Community water fluoridation has been a cornerstone of U.S. public health for over 75 years and is recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century (Koppaka, 2011). Illinois, which has mandated fluoridation since 1967, ranks fourth nationally with […]
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 […]
Community Groups Seek Legal Action on Flesh-Dissolving Chemical at Oil Refineries
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge in Los Angeles heard arguments today in a lawsuit seeking to force the EPA to regulate hydrogen fluoride (HF), a chemical used by at least 40 oil refineries nationwide and whose release could send a lethal cloud drifting for miles through some of the most densely populated communities in […]