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

• Utah had one of the worst fluoridation overfeed accidents in US history. • From long before the accident, and continuously afterward, FAN has been laying the groundwork for stopping fluoridation. A recent academic paper describes how a major fluoridation technological failing and recent fluoride science helped push Utah to be the first state to ever ban fluoridation. Utah’s ban is even more consequential because it reversed mandatory fluoridation in the state’s largest populatio

We have some big updates on our federal lawsuit.  In September of 2024, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) won a historic 8-year-long legal battle in federal court against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the neurotoxicity of water fluoridation. The court ruled that fluoridation of water at 0.7 mg/L–the level considered “optimal” by proponents of fluoridation–“poses an unreasonable risk to reduced IQ in children,” and the risk is “sufficient

Earlier this year, Michael Connett, an environmental attorney and public health advocate who led FAN’s historic legal battleand victory against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the neurotoxicity of fluoridation chemicals, was asked to go on a speaking tour of New Zealand. Our friends at Fluoride Free NZ organized the events and FAN assisted with the travel costs, and he successfully filled halls to capacity, including in Whangarei and Rotorua. He also used the opport

December 10, 2025 | Fluoride Action Network. Compiled by Michael F. Dolan, PhD Fundraising Update Since Monday, we've raised $4,120 from 28 supporters, bringing our current total for our to $14,860 from 84 donors towards FAN's 2026 operating budget. THANK YOU ALL! Please help FAN continue to share, promote, archive, and generate fluoridation news and research. Your support makes it possible to send out press releases to educ

Last week, we shared four bulletins with you, providing an overview of significant achievements over the past year, sharing our new comprehensive e-book for decision makers and campaigners, showing how our success locally in the U.S. is spreading globally, and exposing how industry distorted science to promote fluoridation.  Over the coming days we'll be publishing bulletins on the unprecedented wave of recent local victories and campaigns, a