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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — One effort to get fluoride out of Tennessee’s public water supply failed in a state Senate committee Wednesday, but the legislature is still moving on a separate bill that would reduce the level of fluoride across the state. Two bills in the Tennessee Senate have the potential to alter the quality […]

Spring break left Monday’s County Commission meeting sparsely attended, but the 19 Commissioners present continued business as usual, discussing and voting on a resolution in support of proposed state legislation to remove fluoride from water systems, as well as resolution to accept a $2 million grant for the Parks and Recreation Department. Commissioner Gregg Lawrence […]

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — Monday night, Williamson County Commissioners elected not to show support for a bill moving through Tennessee’s legislature which would ban adding fluoride in public water supplies statewide. Williamson County Commissioner Gregg Lawrence told News 2 while the commission doesn’t actually have control over the county’s water supply, hetried to win […]

Two bills popular with conservatives are set to be heard in the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee on Wednesday, 3/5. The first, HB1112/SB1033, would make any kind of geoengineering or weather modification a Class A misdemeanor in the state. Despite legislation passed last year which technically made weather modification illegal in Tennessee, there was […]

Republican Senator Rusty Crowe (Dist. 3- Johnson City) and conservative Representative Chris Todd (R-Dist. 73- Madison County) have joined forces to sponsor a bill which would not only increase water testing standards for fluoride, but require its complete removal from the public water supply. SB1141/HB0897 would firstly reduce the amount of allowable detectable fluoride in […]

The Jellico Utilities Board met on Tuesday night and discussed the current fluoride treatment used in the water — and if it should think about discontinuing that treatment. Concerns were raised by representatives of Jellico Utilities about a possible acid component in the fluoride that could be harmful to those drinking the water. Original article […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — A new bill that prohibits fluoride from being added to public water systems in Tennessee passed its first consideration in the Senate last week. This is the first step in a long line of votes and debates ahead regarding water fluoridation in the state. Senate Bill 162 was introduced by Tennessee […]

The Tennessee Conservative [By Olivia Lupia] – Senator Joey Hensley (R-Dist. 28- Hohenwald) has filed a bill which would amend the law regarding Tennessee’s standards for safe drinking water by making fluoride a prohibited substance in public water supplies. SB0162 appears in the lineup for the 2025 legislative session after reports circulated toward the end […]

WOODLAWN, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Following a public meeting dominated by concerns from public health officials, the Woodlawn Utility District (WUD), which provides water to about 4,000 households in west Montgomery County, voted Tuesday morning to stop adding fluoride to its water by Dec. 31. In making its decision, the WUD board cited the importance […]

(The Center Square) – Tennessee could be one of the next states to address fluoride levels in drinking water as some question its benefits versus possible risks. The debate over fluoridation reignited after statements from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination for secretary of Health and Human Services. “On January 20, the Trump […]