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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.
EPA’s fluoride review fast-tracked: What does it mean for your water?
Overview: – The EPA is fast-tracking a fluoride health review, initially set for 2030, after a report linked high fluoride levels to lower IQs in children. Experts have raised concerns about the study’s quality.– Currently, the EPA sets the maximum fluoride level at 4 mg/L, but states and municipalities decide on fluoridation.– This review occurs […]
Committee advances legislation on fluoride in tap water
Rep. Mark Hart, R-Falmouth, speaks on House Bill 103 during Wednesday’s meeting of the House of Representatives Local Government Committee. A high-resolution photo can be found here. FRANKFORT — A bill that would shift decision-making power over fluoride in public water systems was approved by a House committee Wednesday after lengthy debate from lawmakers, dentists […]
Explainer-What is fluoride and why is it added to the US water supply?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released its plan to determine safe levels of fluoride in drinking water and is seeking public comment until February 27. The EPA could then use this information to revise the existing fluoride drinking water standard under the Safe Drinking Water Act, the agency said. The issue is a priority […]
Kentucky House committee approves another effort to make water fluoridation optional
Kentucky GOP lawmakers are making another attempt to get rid of a state statute that requires most water systems to add fluoride to their supplies – a practice that has been widely recognized as a successful public health campaign for decades. A bill that would have given local water systems the ability to choose for […]
US EPA moves to take action on review of fluoride in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency launched the first step of its expedited review to determine safe levels of fluoride in drinking water, according to a notice posted in the Federal Register on Wednesday, advancing a priority of the Trump administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. The agency’s final toxicity assessment will inform potential revisions to fluoride […]
Arizona Senate Bill targets fluoride in Tucson’s water systems
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – A significant move by the Senate Committee on Government is shaking up Arizona’s public water systems. The committee has passed Senate Bill 1019, a bill aiming to ban fluoride additives in public drinking water. SB 1019, sponsored by former Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp, seeks to prohibit the addition of fluoride, […]
Kentucky lawmakers again try to make water fluoridation optional
FRANKFORT — A bill that would make water fluoridation optional in Kentucky, which supporters praise as a way to ensure local control, passed out of the House Local Government Committee Wednesday despite opposition from several health organizations. House Bill 103 would leave the decision on whether to add fluoride to water up to the local […]
Wynne to receive $4.5M for wastewater treatment plant improvements
WYNNE — The City of Wynne will finally receive the $4.5 million earmarked for improvements to the Wynne wastewater treatment plant. The funding, backed by Senator John Boozman, was part of Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills approved by Congress. The purpose of the funding is to provide a direct injection of fluoride and chlorine into […]
EPA Seeks Comment on Plan to Review Fluoride’s Health Effects
The EPA has released for public comment its strategy to review the health effects of fluoride in drinking water. The preliminary assessment plan the Environmental Protection Agency announced on Tuesday doesn’t contain conclusions about the mineral’s human health effects nor make any statement about its risks. Instead, the document provides the road map the agency […]