2025 was the most successful year for state legislation in the history of fluoride-free campaigning, and 2026 has the potential to be even better.  Utah and Florida, with a combined population of 26.5 million residents, passed laws banning fluoridation with bi-partisan support, joining Hawaii, which has never allowed fluoridation in public water systems outside of military bases. The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has also coordinated with organizers and legislators in 25 states to i

Today, we have a special bulletin from FAN's co-founders, the much beloved Paul and Ellen Connett. I had planned to publish a bulletin with an update on fluoridation legislation and the unprecedented success we've been having at the state level, but a major ice storm has hit New England, and power outages have led to a slight change in plans. That bulletin will have to wait until tomorrow (hopefully).  I asked Paul and Ellen to share some remarks on FAN's 25th Anniversary. Not surprisin

We've had our best 24 hours of fundraising yet, but we're counting on our supporters to please keep the momentum going until midnight on December 31st. Since yesterday, we've raised $3,680 from 22 donors, bringing our total to $50,426 from 370 donors. We're incredibly grateful for everyone's support! As you can see, we're still a good distance from our goal of $150,000 by midnight Dec 31st. This is to fund our budget for 2026, including our work helping citizens

The National Toxicology Program (NTP), part of the National Institutes of Health, is pushing back against the unfounded criticisms of their systematic review on fluoride’s neurotoxicity.  Fluoridation advocates, trying to defend the practice from the now overwhelming evidence of harm, have been attacking the NTP’s review. In what appears to be a last gasp but all-out effort by dental organizations trying to save fluoridation, the fluoridationists have been “flooding the

We've reached the last day's of our annual fundraiser. We try to only run one each year to fund our infrastructure and campaign activities for the next 12 months. This includes maintaining and improving upon our website, which is the most visited in the world on the topic of fluoride and fluoridation, according to research conducted by the American Dental Association. Our fundraiser also pays for our email database and newsletter system, which allows us to inform all of you about the latest

We've received an exciting early Christmas present! A week ago I shared an update on our federal lawsuit against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the neurotoxicity of fluoridation chemicals. In short, the EPA appealed the ruling in our favor by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. They didn't challenge the science behind the decision or the conclusion that water fluoridation posed an unreasonable risk to public health. Thei

Over FAN’s 25 years of existence, we’ve worked closely with citizen campaigners, community organizers, coalition partners, and decision makers to end fluoridation in hundreds of communities, protecting millions of citizens from the side-effects of ingesting fluoride. Up until a year ago, our progress was slow and steady, with fluoridation statistics from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirming that we were not only successful in stopping the expansion of the practice from 2010

Tomorrow, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) will be sharing some incredible news about the unprecedented progress being made ending fluoridation at the local level throughout the U.S., but before we share all of our campaign success it's important to make clear that the proponents of fluoridation haven't backed down, they're doubling down. The fight is definitely moving in our favor but it isn't over. I want you to see what we’re still up against and the mindset of those individuals who

A lot has changed in the past 18 months, and it's been incredible. Prior to the publication of the National Toxicology Program's systematic review confirming fluoride's damage to the developing brain (learn how FAN played a pivotal roll in this report) and our victory in federal court deeming fluoridation a risk to public health, the thought of multiple state surgeon generals helping us fight fluoridation would have seemed like a pipe dream. Fortunately, things