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FLORIDA – A recent analysis by Evans Leak Detection ranks Florida as having the tenth-cleanest tap water in the United States, reporting 264.01 water quality violations per 100,000 residents. The study evaluated data from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Information System and compared water violations across all 50 states. Hawaii ranked first with […]

It’s been one month since Florida banned fluoride in drinking water. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill this spring that outlawed utilities from adding water quality additives such as fluoride. Coincidentally, the day before Florida’s ban went into effect July 1, Calgary, Alberta, in Canada reintroduced fluoride to its water after stopping the practice 14 […]

Ashley Malin’s scientific sleuthing began with a water bottle. “Don’t drink that,” she recalls a family member telling her during her undergrad years at Toronto’s York University. “There’s fluoride in it.” “And I said, ‘Yeah, it’s good for your teeth. What’s wrong with that?’” “It lowers IQ.” “I was like, ‘No, it doesn’t.’” A high-achieving […]

As of Tuesday morning, Florida water providers will no longer be adjusting the level of fluoride in their water supply. While applauded by skeptics of the practice, dental experts are concerned that there could be dental health impacts to Florida’s most vulnerable populations, like children and the elderly. The state legislature passed a bill that […]

FLORIDA — Hundreds of new laws rolled out in Florida on Tuesday, July 1, and among those new laws is the banning of fluoride in the state’s water systems. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the bill to remove fluoride from the drinking water in May following concerns from public health advocates, including Florida Surgeon General Dr. […]

ORLANDO, Fla. – Stand for Health Freedom is hosting an “Independence from Water Fluoridation” event to celebrate the statewide ban that effectively halted the practice across Florida. The celebration marks the culmination of a movement that saw 22 cities and four counties vote locally vote against fluoridation since November 2024. The event, scheduled for Wednesday […]

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – GRU has stopped supplementing its drinking water with fluoride in accordance with a new Florida law that “prohibits the use of any additive to a public water supply that is not for the explicit purpose of improving water quality.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 700, the Florida Farm Bill, into law […]

TAMPA, Fla. — The city of Tampa announced its water supply no longer has fluoride ahead of Florida’s statewide ban. In a statement to 10 Tampa Bay, leaders confirmed that water fluoridation ended Wednesday, saying they have no more excess supply. The plan was to either stop fluoridation once they ran out of supply or […]

The Ocala City Council will issue a final vote this week on an ordinance that would remove language from city code that calls for the addition of fluoride to the water supply. The ordinance will come before the council for the final decision during its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 17. The ordinance, which was […]

Why it matters: Dentists warn that ending water fluoridation leaves children in poor and rural areas with fewer tools to fight tooth decay. Fluoride is a mineral that repairs and prevents damage to teeth that bacteria cause in the mouth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Catch up quick: The state Legislature […]