WGAL 8 In Focus examined the long-running debate over fluoride in public water systems, a practice used in the U.S. since 1945. Supporters say it helps prevent tooth decay, while critics question whether it should remain a community-wide measure. Why dentists support fluoride York oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Jim Boyle III, who is also […]
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Fluoride in water: The debate
WGAL 8 In Focus examined the long-running debate over fluoride in public water systems, a practice used in the U.S. since 1945. Supporters say it helps prevent tooth decay, while critics question whether it should remain a community-wide measure. York oral and maxillofacial surgeon Dr. Jim Boyle III, who is also a member of the […]
City of Alabaster to remove fluoride from drinking water
ALABASTER, Ala. (WBRC) – The City of Alabaster Water Department will stop adding fluoride to the public drinking water system effective Monday, June 8, 2026. The Alabaster Water Board said the decision was made after “careful evaluation of operational considerations, including employee safety, equipment maintenance requirements, chemical handling procedures and long-term infrastructure needs associated with […]
Draft fluoride rule released ahead of St. Clair County public hearing
The St. Clair County Health Department has released a draft regulation governing fluoride added to community water supplies and is seeking public input before county officials consider adopting it. A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. July 28, 2026, in the Board of Commissioners Room on the second floor of the […]
PUD commissioners “out of the fluoride business”
The Wahkiakum County PUD Commissioners met for their regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday morning, June 2. The commissioners voted to discontinue fluoridation in the Cathlamet water system, approving Resolution No. 1313 after months of public discussion and polling that officials said showed roughly 60 percent of customers opposed it. “We’ve learned a lot of information […]
Anti-Fluoridation Petitioners Seek Clarification Of 9th Circuit’s Remand Order
The anti-fluoridation groups that sued EPA over its denials of their petitions seeking a fluoridation ban under TSCA are asking the 9th Circuit to clarify its ruling that vacated and remanded to the trial court a decision that had ordered EPA to regulate drinking water fluoridation under TSCA. Appellees in Food & Water Watch, Inc. […]
Episode 56: Fluoride Science: Neurodevelopment Risks, Thyroid Function, and Water Filtration
Fluoride is the only medication delivered to the American public without their consent, and the science used to justify it does not look the way most of us were told. In this episode, Dr. Ravi Kumar does a deep dive on fluoride: why it ended up in the water supply, what the original evidence actually […]
Locals in Louisiana could soon vote to remove fluoride from drinking water
BATON ROUGE, La. – 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 […]
Louisiana Could Soon Vote on Fluoride in Drinking Water
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 […]
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 […]