Two Virginia towns have voted to stop adding fluoride to their water supply, citing cost savings between $10,000 and $20,000 each year. Nationally, the Environmental Protection Agency said in April that it’s begun a review of the practice’s safety. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention calls fluoridation a safe, effective and cost-saving measure. Luray’s […]
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Bill would require independent review of EPA water fluoridation guidance
An ADA-supported bill introduced in Congress July 21 aims to strengthen the scientific basis behind federal water fluoridation guidelines. The Protect Our Treatment for Enamel, Erosion and Tooth Health Act, or TEETH Act, would require the Environmental Protection Agency to commission an independent, rapid-response evidence review from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine […]
‘Perversion of Public Health’: EPA Appeals Landmark Ruling That Fluoride Poses ‘Unreasonable Risk’ to Kids’ Health
The EPA appealed a U.S. district judge’s ruling which ordered the agency to set new rules on water fluoridation, alleging the judge overstepped legal statute when he allowed substantive new evidence to be presented during the trial. In a landmark decision handed down Sept. 24, 2024, District Judge Edward Chen ruled that fluoridation at currently recommended levels […]
Trump admin fights historic fluoride ruling
The Trump administration is fighting a court ruling that would require EPA to regulate fluoride in drinking water as a threat to children’s brain development. Department of Justice attorneys argue the risk to children is “not caused by the addition of fluoride to drinking water, and no remedy available in this case will redress it,” […]
Congressman Cleaver Introduces Legislation to Require EPA to Publish Independent Study When Proposing Updated Water Fluoridation Guidance
(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) introduced the Protect Our Treatment for Enamel, Erosion, and Tooth Health (TEETH) Act. The legislation would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consult and publish a rapid response evidence review by independent and nonpartisan experts at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) when proposing new water […]
Advisory Board Votes Unanimously on Fluoride Regulation and Local Control Debate
During the St. Clair County Board of Commissioners meeting on July 17, 2025, a significant discussion emerged regarding the controversial issue of fluoride in drinking water. The meeting highlighted the advisory board’s recent decision to prepare a comprehensive report on the pros and cons of fluoride, which will be shared with local communities for further […]
WHY is the EPA fighting in court against ending water fluoridation?
One week ago, the MAHA world received a confusing update from lead attorney Michael Connett in the case against EPA concerning American water fluoridation. America is lunging forward being remolded with a singular priority with everything from public health to scientific discovery riding on the momentum of new leadership: “We are realigning the organization [HHS] […]
EPA Makes Case to Overturn Court Order to Manage Fluoride Risks
EPA files opening brief appealing fluoride drinking water case TSCA violated, court ‘commandeered proceedings,’ EPA says A district court judge violated the chemicals law and legal principals through multiple rulings he made in a lawsuit challenging an EPA decision about fluoride, the environmental agency said in its appeal.The Environmental Protection Agency on July 18 submitted […]
‘Life-or-death’ issue: How one tool is identifying false health claims on social media
On social media, health-related misinformation pops up as relentlessly as furry heads in a game of whack-a-mole. In recent years, posts have claimed that ginger can be “10,000 (times) more effective ” at killing cancer than chemotherapy, that fluoridated water provides “no benefits, only risks ,” and that the measles vaccine is “more dangerous than […]
Proposed bill would ban adding fluoride to public water systems
OHIO — All week, Spectrum News 1 has been looking at the topic of water quality in the Buckeye State. One issue that’s gained a lot of attention recently is the debate over adding fluoride to public water systems. When Springfield, Ohio, mom Heather Bumgarner headed to the park with her 2-year-old daughter Rylee, probably […]