Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhD A Midwestern Doctor Criticizes Fluoridation, Says He Avoided Fluoridated Water Most of His Life One of the most popular and successful Substack writers has criticized water fluoridation as a cause of osteoporosis in a recent post. In a July 12th post entitled, “How modern medicine made your bones brittle,” A Midwestern Doctor criticized modern medical practices that are used to raise bone density, but leave bones more likely to break.

Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhD Review of Equity in Dental Research Shows No Interest in Water Fluoridation A new review that explores the limitations of equitable practices and outcomes of dental research in relation to economic status makes no mention of water fluoridation, and reveals that much of dental research today violates the principle of equity by looking at impoverished populations as groups that should be acted upon rather than invited to share in oral health dec

Investigative journalist Derrick Broze has uploaded a new interview with attorney Michael Connett, the legal counsel for the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) in our lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Broze has provided excellent in-depth coverage of our lawsuit since the start of the first trial in 2020. In the 33-minute video, Connett explains: The recent ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit; What made the appellate court's ruling most concer

A three-justice panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has decided to send our case back to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, where Judge Edward Chen will be required to make a second ruling based only on scientific evidence and testimony presented prior to August 2020.  The decision by the Court of Appeals was based solely on interpretations of technical procedural steps taken during the litigation and did not dis

Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhD Facing a Shortage of Fluoride, Maryland Water Systems Opt to Distribute a Reduced Concentration of the Harmful Chemical That is Not Considered Effective In reporting a decline in the availability of hydrofluorosilicic acid, the fluoride product they add to their water supplies, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) Water and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works have announced that they will reduce the fluoride concentration f

On Tuesday, March 3rd at 10 AM (US Pacific) / 1 PM (US Eastern), you can watch live as the Fluoride Action Network's attorney, Michael Connett, and the attorneys for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) make oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The hearing will be brief, likely lasting less than an hour, and will be an opportunity to witness history and likely the final step in our decade-long precedent-setting federal lawsuit over the n

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 first statewide law banning fluoridation. Zeldin has since promised to “expedite EPA’s next fluoride

Dear Tennessee Residents: We have an unprecedented opportunity that requires immediate action by Tennessee residents and professionals! A number of bills have been introduced in the Tennessee Legislature to prohibit the practice of fluoridation throughout the state. The key bill we are focused on at the moment (HB2396) will soon have its first public hearing in a subcommittee before the Assembly Agriculture and National Resource committee. This is an unprecedented opportunity for chang

February 20, 2026 | Fluoride Action Network. Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhD National Institute of Health Authors Publish Comprehensive Response That Refutes Critics of NTP Fluoride Neurotoxicity Reports Aware that two major water fluoridation policy revisions are on the horizon, toxicologists from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) have published a detailed list of responses to criticisms of their monograph and meta-analysis that found prenatal and early lif

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that it will undertake 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 first statewide law banning fluoridation. Zeldin has since promised to “expedite EPA’s next fluoride health assessmen