What Florida Man Gov. Ron DeSantis has done — making the state the second to outlaw the addition of fluoride to drinking water, Florida Woman U.S. Congresswoman Lois Frankel seeks to undo, or get reconsidered. In recent legislation, Frankel is highlighting how the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently designated fluoridated public drinking water as one of the greatest health […]
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Tennessee Lawmakers Consider Ban On Fluoride In Water
State lawmakers in Nashville spent Wednesday wading into a very different kind of water fight, sparring over a proposal that would ban adding fluoride to Tennessee’s public water systems. Bill sponsor Sen. Joey Hensley told colleagues that residents should be able to decide how much fluoride they get, if any at all. Public health officials […]
Public Water Policy and Fluoride: Time for a Reassessment
As it turns out, many counties across our state are adding fertilizer runoff to our water systems without our consent or quite frankly, our knowledge. Fluoride has become a hot topic and source of debate. In one group, you have Republicans who roll their eyes and tell those who want to ban the “drug” to […]
Bill would ban fluoride in Tennessee’s public water systems
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A bill that would ban fluoride from being added to public water systems in Tennessee is back. Right now, state law allows local municipalities to choose whether to fluoridate its water. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald), argues the public should be able to choose how much — if any […]
Tennessee Republicans push to ban fluoride in drinking water
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Tennessee GOP is pushing for a ban on fluoride in drinking water. The bill, SB 0162/HB 2396, was introduced by Rep. Michele Reneau (R-District 27) and Sen. Joey Hensley (R-District 28). The bill would prohibit public water system operators from adding fluoride to their water systems. The bill was first […]
EPA’s Bid to Overturn Landmark Fluoride Ruling Based on Process, Not Public Health Concerns
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a hearing on Tuesday urged a federal appeals court to reverse a landmark 2024 decision ordering the agency to regulate fluoride added to drinking water. The EPA did not dispute the substance of the 2024 ruling — that fluoride added to drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” to children’s health and the agency must regulate it. […]
Community Officials debate fluoride in Blue Water Area water
Blue Water Area officials are weighing on the county health department’s medical director asking communities to voluntarily stop adding fluoride to drinking water. Port Huron City Manager James Freed said the city plans to continue following federal guidance and criticized how the recommendation was communicated. “It’s hard to take the medical director seriously when he […]
Kentucky’s rural counties would be affected by bill making fluoride optional
Kentucky lawmakers are considering a bill which would make water fluoridation optional by removing a statewide mandate that water systems serving more than 3,000 people be treated with the natural mineral. Supporters said the bill would allow for more local control on fluoride exposure. Jennifer Harrison, dental hygienist and steering committee member for the Kentucky […]
EPA’s bid to toss fluoride ruling faces judges’ skepticism
E&E NEWS PM | Government lawyers attempted to sway a panel of perplexed circuit court judges to overrule a landmark lower court decision that said federally recommended fluoride levels in drinking water cause “unreasonable risk” to children’s brain development. During oral arguments before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Robert Stander, a Justice Department […]
County medical director asks for voluntary halt in fluoride
St. Clair County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Remington Nevin wants municipalities to voluntarily discontinue water fluoridation, according to a March 3 news release from the department. Nevin sent a memorandum dated March 2 “outlining recent scientific and federal regulatory developments related to community water fluoridation.” He stated the memorandum was due to the U.S. […]