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Citizen petitions under TSCA could grow after fluoride trial
‘Precedent setting’ case puts judge in role of making chemical risk determinations, attorneys say A federal trial underway in California could set a new standard for how courts handle citizen petitions under TSCA and provide advocacy groups a judicial pathway to seek regulatory action on chemicals of concern. This trial is the first time there […]
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Federal Lawsuit Could Limit Fluoride in Drinking Water
A landmark federal lawsuit that went to trial this week in California could change the longstanding practice of adding fluoride to the drinking water supplies for 200 million Americans. The lawsuit, brought against the Environmental Protection Agency by groups including the Fluoride Action Network, Food and Water Watch and Moms Against Fluoridation, would compel the […]
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EPA Scientist Testifies Animal Studies Point To Fluoride Risks
Law360, San Francisco (June 10, 2020, 9:36 PM EDT) — Groups seeking to ban drinking-water fluoridation across America called a series of witnesses at a bench trial Wednesday to testify to its damaging effects, including a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency scientist who said that animal studies support the conclusion that fluoride has a damaging effect on infant brain development. Dr. Kris […]
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Plaintiffs seek to bolster TSCA fluoride case
Excerpts: Plaintiffs in first-time Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trial called five witnesses June 10 as they sought to bolster their case that drinking water fluoridation poses an unreasonable risk and should be regulated. The case, Food & Water Watch, Inc. et al v. EPA, is the first in which plaintiffs have succeeded in going […]
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Fluoridation Trial: Fluoride In Water Is ‘Endangering’ Children’s IQs: 2nd day of strong testimony
NEW YORK, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A key witness in a federal lawsuit to ban the use of fluoridation chemicals in public water supplies testified Tuesday that American exposure to fluoride was too high and was endangering the next generation’s intelligence, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) reported. Dr. Grandjean found “no reasonable doubt that developmental […]
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City of Hiawassee votes 57.01% against Fluoridation
Excerpt: City of Hiawassee Fluoride Referendum – No – 57.01% *Original article titled Towns County General Primary 2020 Election Returns, online at FYN (Fetch Your News) TV online at https://towns.fetchyournews.com/2020/06/09/towns-county-general-primary-2020-election-returns/ Print PDF
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TSCA Fluoride Trial Heats Up As Expert Witnesses Draw Criticisms
Excerpts: … The plaintiff’s witness, Danish environmental epidemiologist Dr. Phillip Grandjean, accused one of the defense witnesses of providing a “misleading … misinterpretation” of his work, while a lawyer for DOJ, which had unsuccessfully sought to preclude Grandjean from testifying, presented evidence aimed at “impeaching” Grandjean. … In his testimony, Grandjean accused Dr. Ellen Chang, […]
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Courtroom battle could lead to limits on fluoridation of drinking water
Although fluoride can occur naturally in water, many water utilities add the chemical with the goal of improving dental health. But an alliance of groups led by Food & Water Watch, a government accountability nonprofit, have sued the Environmental Protection Agency to force it to limit or ban adding fluoride altogether. They contend that the chemical presents […]
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Fluoride In Water Is ‘Endangering’ Children’s IQs, Judge Told
Excerpts: Fluoride is a human developmental neurotoxin that lowers children’s IQ levels, a Harvard University epidemiologist warned during a California federal bench trial Tuesday, testifying on behalf of nonprofit groups seeking to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban adding fluoride to 200 million Americans’ drinking water. “The current exposure levels are way too […]
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Lawsuit To Regulate Fluoride In Water Goes To Trial
SAN FRANCISCO—At 8:00 in the morning on Monday, June 8, a lawsuit demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ban fluoride chemicals from U.S. water supplies went to trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Francisco. Three groups brought the case against the EPA to court. These groups […]
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