More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law. An Associated Press investigation found that the wave of legislation has cropped up in most states, pushed by people with close ties […]
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.
Cabool to remove fluoride from drinking water
The Cabool City Council voted Monday evening to discontinue the use of fluoride in its drinking water. Several individuals filled the council chamber for Monday’s public hearing on the topic, with some in favor of fluoride but most against. Ron Scheets, city administrator, said the public hearing had been three months in the making. The […]
Want fluoride in the water? Too bad.
On the evening of June 2, 2025, the City Council meeting in Pasco, Washington, was winding down when Councilor Leo Perales piped up from his seat on the wood-trimmed dais. “I know we’ve talked about fluoride a few times,” Perales said. “If we can just bring forward a vote in the next couple weeks to […]
Frankfort likely to consider making fluoridated water optional in 2026
FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Should water fluoridation be a requirement? Making it optional for communities to opt in is a legislative goal State Rep. Mark Hart (R-Falmouth) has pursued since 2018, and one lawmakers will likely consider again in the 2026 session. “We want everybody to realize our emphasis is undoing the unfunded mandate […]
Election: Pasco City Council candidates answer your questions
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Pasco has two competitive city council races on the Nov. 4 ballot. The Tri-City Herald sent each candidate a list of questions from readers and our newsroom. Candidates were asked to answer the same questions as their opponent, or respond to a question relevant to a specific position an incumbent has taken. 1. What special […]
Speaker Evans adds signature to letter urging Congressional leaders to support forestry relief efforts
Citing “unprecedented challenges,” Arkansas House Speaker Brian Evans, R-Cabot, – along with colleagues in four other states – signed onto a letter calling for Congressional action to save the forestry industry in the Southeast. The letter, dated Oct. 15, was sent to all six members of Arkansas’ delegation in Washington asking them to take specific actions […]
Fluoride in Drinking Water (and Our Brains)
Almost 28 years ago, I became a young, new father. Too young by a couple months, actually, since my daughter was born prematurely. During her mother’s labor, the doctors asked—or rather urged—us to allow them to administer a shot—Betamethasone—to her mother. These steroids would, they explained, reach the lungs of the fetus and mature them more quickly […]
KFF poll: 4 in 10 parents back Trump, RFK Jr.’s “MAHA” agenda
A new survey from KFF and The Washington Post, released Wednesday, finds that nearly four in ten U.S. parents (38%) identify as supporters of President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) movement — the public health initiative spearheaded by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that focuses on chronic childhood conditions, food safety regulation […]
Suppressed Science and Silenced Voices’: New Book Exposes Political Corruption Surrounding Water Fluoridation.
“Fluoride Harm: Suppressed Science and Silenced Voices” brings together more than 30 internationally recognized scientists, medical professionals, journalists and citizen advocates to expose the hidden health risks and political corruption surrounding water fluoridation. The newly released anthology reveals how powerful interests silenced critics and distorted science to protect a harmful status quo. By Kathleen M. […]
County gets multi-project water and wastewater update; pilot tests planned for fluoride treatment
County engineers and staff gave the Gates County Board of Commissioners a consolidated update on multiple water and wastewater projects, funding sources and a planned treatment pilot to address naturally occurring fluoride in the county’s public water supply. The briefing covered U.S. state revolving fund (SRF) projects, transmission and distribution improvements, a proposed 300,000?gallon elevated […]