A legal battle regarding community water fluoridation continues in federal court. After postponing a ruling on whether or not the level of fluoride in community drinking water brings risk to public health in late June, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen held a status conference on Thursday. During the conference, Chen met with the attorneys […]
On July 31, 2020, the plaintiffs and EPA filed a joint case management statement in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California case seeking a rulemaking under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit the addition of fluoridation chemicals to drinking water supplies. Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network Approximately 1 billion gallons of drinking water each day are used by residents in New York City and those living in Westchester, Putnam, Orange and Ulster counties. The source of relatively clean water comes from quite a distance and is then fluoridated with toxic waste from the fertilizer industry. There […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network: There is a huge campaign underway to fluoridate Spokane’s drinking water. Below is a letter that Smile Spokane is encouraging residents and professionals to sign. See more on the campaign here. • The pdf version of this letter does not contain the questions at the bottom. • On the original […]
Fluoride protects your teeth, keeping your whole body healthy. And that’s the opposite of scary. The Benefits of Fluoride Community water fluoridation will ensure everyone in our community can enjoy better oral health, overall health, and well-being. Fluoride is nature’s cavity fighter, a mineral found in most lakes, rivers, and oceans. But it’s usually found […]
Note from Fluoride Action Network This is a shockingly ill-informed editorial. We urge the editorial staff at The Spokesman-Review (and the state’s proponents) to turn the channel and begin reading the science, starting with the Mother-Offspring fluoride studies and the published literature. (EC) Three public health advocates recently kicked a hornets’ nest when they asked […]
A lawsuit in federal court challenging fluoridation is one of the first cases under the TSCA’s citizen-suit provision to reach trial, and may embolden similar groups’ efforts to compel the EPA to reevaluate chemicals it has long-determined safe, Hanson Bridgett LLP attorneys Davina Pujari and Cole Benbow write. A trial in federal court breaks new […]
ROCKPORT — Town Meeting will consider a 26-article warrant beginning Saturday at 8 a.m. The event will be held outdoors on the soccer field at Rockport High School on Jerden’s Lane. Registered voters will finally have the opportunity to confirm the town’s proposed $36.5 million budget for fiscal 2021, which began July 1. Selectmen previously approved one-twelfth of […]
Approximately 10 years ago, the then-Pell City administration removed optimal fluoride supplementation from the Pell City water system. This was done without notice to residents or without the required notice to the Alabama Department of Public Health. In fact ADPH sites still show Pell City’s water supply as fluoridated. The annual Water Quality Report shows […]
The judge in the ongoing fluoride trial has decided to post-pone a ruling and ordered the plaintiffs to file a new petition with the EPA. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen once again delayed a ruling in the case between the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Judge Chen […]
