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June 12, 2020 The Fluoridation Trial: Science 4, EPA 0
The fluoridation trial is going INCREDIBLY well. Our scientists are just knocking it out of the park. The score so far: Science 4, EPA 0. Below are links to the written declarations of the four main scientists testifying, all now cleared for release to the public. These scientists’ credentials are extensive and impeccable, three having been […]
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Bench Trial in Challenge to EPA’s Denial of Fluoride Petition Will Resume on June 15 and Is Available Online
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California began hearing oral arguments on June 8, 2020, in a case seeking a rulemaking under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit the addition of fluoridation chemicals to drinking water supplies. Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. EPA, Case No. 3:17-cv-02162-EMC. […]
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#FluorideTrial: Scientist Says He Was Threatened Because of Fluoride Study – Week 1 In Review
#FluorideTrial: Experts Admit Fluoride is a Pesticide The first week of the historic water fluoridation trial wrapped up on Friday afternoon after four days of occasionally tense testimony from expert witnesses with the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). One expert witness claimed he had been coerced into signing a […]
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EPA Attacks Fluoride Plaintiffs’ Witness After Daubert Motion Fails
Excerpts: …During June 10 testimony, plaintiffs presented five witnesses who they called to help bolster their arguments that fluoride poses neurological risks. They included Thiessen, president and senior scientist of the Oak Ridge Center for Risk Analysis, who argued for the validity of a series of animal studies on fluoride neurotoxicity, and their intraspecies applicability […]
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EPA Defends Safety Of Fluoridated Drinking Water At Trial
Excerpts: … The plaintiffs rested their case on Friday morning, but not before the EPA brought to the judge’s attention that plaintiffs’ counsel, Michael P. Connett of Waters Kraus & Paul LLP, is also the son of Paul Connett, a toxicologist who heads up the Fluoride Action Network. The EPA called on its expert witness, […]
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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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Low-cost ultrasound reveals fluoride-linked bone loss
Copyright: Tewodros Rango Godebo, Tulane University in the United States Researchers assessed bone loss linked to high amounts of fluoride in drinking water They found that ultrasound could be used to detect fluoride-linked bone loss in rural populations Ultrasound offer portable and low-cost solution [NAIROBI] An innovative ultrasound technique could be used to assess bone […]
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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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