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When I think of things Michigan and Utah have in common, there isn’t much that stands out to me. My first thought is that both states have NBA teams and many great outdoor places to explore. The other is that both have fluoride in the water. At least for now, if the governor of Utah […]

Acting Mayor Joshua Paladino said his top priority is to remove fluoride from the city’s water, and City Manager David Mackie said he will support the plan’s execution.  Paladino, a 28-year-old Hillsdale College graduate, has placed this objective at the top of the list of priorities after former mayor Adam Stockford ’15 resigned in December […]

LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is celebrating National Children’s Dental Health Month by announcing a $300,000 grant from the Delta Dental Foundation (DDF) to support SEAL! Michigan and community water fluoridation programs. “The SEAL! Michigan program and community water fluoridation continue to improve oral health for all Michigan families,” said […]

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have put the brakes on a plan to start adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. At this past week’s regular city commission meeting, City Manager Alex Little said the city for decades fluoridated its water to help maintain the dental health of residents. However, the fluoridation program was halted about […]

Benton Harbor City Commissioners have put the brakes on a plan to start adding fluoride to the city’s water supply. At Monday’s regular city commission meeting, City Manager Alex Little said the city for decades fluoridated its water to help maintain the dental health of residents. However, the fluoridation program was halted about two and […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — All eyes are on Washington D.C. Monday as the expected Health and Human Services Secretary nominee, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., meets with top officials. RFK Jr. is known for his criticism of vaccines and fluoride in drinking water, among other things. This comes as the city of Grand Rapids celebrates the national 50th anniversary Monday […]

Communities across the U.S. have been adding fluoride to their water systems since the 1960s, and in Michigan even longer, but that could change under Donald Trump’s second term. President-elect Donald Trump recently nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a fluoridation opponent, to run the Department of Health and Human Services. “For too long, Americans have […]

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Saturday that Trump would push to remove fluoride from the nation’s drinking water. This comes after a ruling from a federal judge in September when they ordered the EPA to further regulate fluoride, due to studies linking high levels of fluoride with lower IQ levels […]

NORWAY — A fluoridation system in Norway won’t be repaired, as the city council has instead passed an ordinance to permanently end adding fluoride to the city’s water. Norway stopped adding fluoride in January 2022 when the system failed. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy required the city either fix the system […]