Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhD New Zealand Party Would Reverse Water Fluoridation Mandate In 2021 the New Zealand parliament voted unanimously to expand water fluoridation across the nation by giving the Director-General of Health the power to impose the practice on individual districts. A political party has now introduced a bill to reverse the mandate while its leader denounces government threats against local politicians as a “despotic Soviet-era disgrace.” Follow

New Zealand residents, there's still time to see attorney Michael Connett during his speaking tour of your country. Connett is an environmental attorney and public health advocate who led FAN's historic legal battle and victory against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the neurotoxicity of fluoridation chemicals. He's currently on a speaking tour of New Zealand, filling meeting halls to capacity in Whangarei and Rotorua.   Connett's presentations--open to all members

This afternoon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California that they plan to appeal the federal court ruling that water fluoridation "poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children." The notice from the EPA did not offer an explanation or justification for their decision, which was made only three days before a new EPA administrator and presidential administration enters office. So far, the EPA has also&n

Since the federal district court awarded the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) a victory in our lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the end of September, a rapidly growing list of communities across the United States, Canada, and New Zealand have responded by either ending or rejecting water fluoridation. This unprecedented wave of victories is far from over, with more than 80 communities currently holding hearings on fluoridation or actively planning to vote

Dear Friends,  We had another inspiring 24 hours of fundraising. Since yesterday, we've raised $8,268 from 41 donors. $5,000 of this was doubled thanks to yesterday's doubling challenge from a West Coast super angel, bringing our total to  $60,536 from 347 donors. Thank you all so much.  We're incredibly grateful for your support for our work in 2025.  Please help us keep the momentum going until midnight on December 31

Dear Friends,  We've had our best 48 hours of fundraising yet, but we're counting on our supporters to please keep the momentum going until midnight on December 31st. Since Thursday, we've raised $13,505 from 29 donors. $760 of this was doubled thanks to our $4,500 Christmas Eve doubling challenge from a super angel, bringing our total to  $47,268 from 306 donors. We're incredibly grateful for your support!  As you can see, we're

Dear Friends,  Many of you are familiar with the above cartoon. Over the 15 years I've been with the Fluoride Action Network we've included it in at least one bulletin each year, often at a time when it seemed like we were facing adversity in our fight to end fluoridation. But we carried on year after year, making steady incremental progress that eventually led to major victories that have put us in the position we're in now, on the verge of ending fluoridation globally. We never ga

Fundraising UpdateSince Saturday's bulletin on state legislation, we were able to raise $2,576 from 34 donors, bringing our current total to $26,083 from 242 donors. We're incredibly grateful to all who have supported FAN over the years. Together we've accomplished a lot. You've trusted our vision and strategy this entire time and as a result we've pressed ahead with victory after victory. Now, with the 25th anniversary of FAN's founding approaching,