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EPA Seeks to Discredit Testimony of Expert Witness Who Says Studies Prove Fluoride Is a Neurotoxin.
THE DEFENDER: The third day of the landmark fluoride trial included tense exchanges between scientists and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as the agency sought to discredit statements made by a key witness for the plaintiffs and the plaintiffs called one of the EPA’s own experts to testify. The third day of the landmark […]
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The Landmark EPA Fluoride TSCA Bench Trial that Began January 31: Could End Water Fluoridation.
PRESS RELEASE: A Citizens Petition was submitted under TSCA to the EPA in 2016 to ban water fluoridation. The EPA denied their Petition, so they filed suit in federal court. Unreasonable risk in context… it’s the .7 concentration in drinking water that puts you over the top… the straw that breaks the camels back…” — […]
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“Not Everybody Gets the Same Dose”: Dr. Andrew Huberman Warns of Potential Fluoride Hazards From Tap Water
One of the most common associations of fluoride is with dental care. And while it is quite beneficial for oral health, too much of anything could be harmful. Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Huberman recently laid out the pros and cons of the element in a detailed video. In his recent AMA segment, the Stanford professor analyzed […]
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Fluoride on Trial, Day 2: Fluoride Poses Risks to Pregnant Women, Too.
THE DEFENDER: During the second day of testimony in a landmark fluoride trial, expert witnesses presented evidence that fluoride exposure is associated with lower IQ in children and that it poses risks to pregnant mothers. Editor’s note: The Defender is providing daily updates on the landmark trial pitting Fluoride Action Network against the U.S. Environmental […]
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Does fluoride in drinking water lower IQ? Question looms large in court battle.
SCIENCE: Experts clash over report suggesting fluoride can affect brain development A long-simmering scientific battle took on new life this week, as experts clashed in a San Francisco courtroom over whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should ban fluoridation of drinking water to protect fetuses and children from the risk of neurodevelopmental problems. The […]
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Harvard Prof. slams study showing IQ Gains from Fluoride.
LAW360. EXCERPT. A Harvard epidemiologist testifying Friday in a high-stakes bench trial over fluoridated water’s risks criticized a study cited by the government that found fluoride exposure increases IQ by 24 points, saying the results “don’t make sense,” are “beyond the imagination” and must be based on erroneous data. Danish epidemiologist Philippe Grandjean’s comments came […]
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Fluoride Expert Squares Off Against EPA on Day 1 of Landmark Trial.
THE DEFENDER: After a nearly four-year delay, federal Judge Edward Chen on Wednesday heard opening statements in a lawsuit seeking to compel the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to prohibit water fluoridation in the U.S. due to fluoride’s toxic effects on children’s developing brains. Editor’s note: The Defender is providing daily updates on the landmark trial pitting Fluoride […]
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Judge Weighs TSCA Risk ‘Margin’ On First Day Of Fluoride Petition Trial.
INSIDE EPA: Plaintiffs in the long-running suit seeking to force EPA to ban drinking water fluoridation under TSCA used the first day of trial to argue that the agency used much more demanding standards to consider fluoride toxicity than it has for other chemicals subject to the law, drawing questions from the presiding federal judge […]
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Harvard Professor Testifies Fluoride Is ‘Definitely’ Neurotoxic.
LAW360: A Harvard epidemiologist testified in a high-stakes bench trial over environmental groups’ efforts to get the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban fluoride in 200 million Americans’ drinking water that there is “definitely a causal relationship” between fluoride exposure and neurotoxicity, even at low exposure levels. Danish epidemiologist Philippe Grandjean, who is an adjunct […]
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Rutland voters to weigh in on fluoridation, again
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Opponents of treating Rutland’s public drinking water with fluoride are pushing to have the practice banned. Eight years after a similar effort failed at the polls, voters will again see the question on the Town Meeting Day Ballot. “I think we’ve tried just about everything in terms of trying to persuade […]
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