A new study is being touted as showing no relationship between fluoridated water and IQ. But here’s what you should know. The study focuses on a population in Wisconsin that was born in 1940 — which is five years before any communities in the U.S. began fluoridating their water. This is an important limitation because […]

The EPA on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to overturn a groundbreaking 2024 decision requiring it to regulate fluoride in drinking water, not by challenging the court’s finding that fluoridation poses an “unreasonable risk” to children’s health, but by arguing the judge overstepped procedural bounds.Guest Post By Brenda Baletti at Children’s Health Defense The […]

Big day tomorrow – the day of our appeal hearing in the TSCA Fluoride Lawsuit. On Tuesday, March 3 at 10am Pacific, our attorney Michael Connett will face off with the EPA over the neurotoxicity of fluoride chemicals in San Francisco at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The appeal will be […]

At the end of January the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is undertaking an “accelerated review of public health risks from fluoride in drinking water.” EPA Administrator, Lee Zeldin, promised this action last year after our victory in federal court, the publication of the National Toxicology Program’s review on fluoride neurotoxicity, and Utah passing […]

The dominos are falling. Since the federal court ruling that fluoridation “poses an unreasonable risk to human health,” 81 communities, serving water to approximately 29,539,568 people have ended, suspended, or prevented water fluoridation, including several communities that have indefinitely postponed or rejected proposals to initiate fluoridation. The latest community to say NO to fluoridation is: Charlestown, IndianaAre […]

An Unprecedented Year of Success For Our Movement2025 marks the Fluoride Action Network’s 25th anniversary protecting citizens from overexposure to fluoride and working to end water fluoridation, and we’re happy to announce that two decades of steady progress and support from all of you has resulted in an unprecedented year of success for our entire […]

A new U.S. study made headlines—but the deeper questions remain unansweredArticle by Bruce LanphearEvery few months, a new fluoride study drops—another twist in a debate that has stretched across generations. Some studies praise fluoride for protecting teeth. Others warn about possible harm to the developing brain. And a few arrive with the promise that this one has finally […]

Children’s Health Defense | Nov 17, 2025 | By Brenda BalettiAttorneys for Food & Water Watch and Fluoride Action Network in a landmark fluoride case today accused the EPA of trying to protect itself, instead of protecting the public. The outcome of the EPA’s appeal of a federal judge’s ruling ordering the agency to address […]

A new study shows that fluoride disrupts mitochondria by affecting a protein called MRPL15, which is controlled by another protein, C/EBPa. This disruption causes mitochondria to produce too many harmful molecules (mtROS), which trigger inflammation and cell death in the brain, leading to memory issues.The study also found that curcumin, a natural substance, can help […]