HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Birmingham has announced it will end fluoridation of its local water supply following a brief legal battle in the Jefferson County court system, joining a growing number of Alabama cities that have discontinued the practice in recent years. The decision reflects a broader statewide trend. The city of Madison voted to discontinue […]
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As legislature breaks for veto period, what made it, what didn’t, what still has a chance
FRANKFORT — In Wednesday’s final hours, Kentucky lawmakers passed the state’s two-year budget bills, voted to name a highway in Boone County after the late Charlie Kirk and moved dozens of bills, while leaving some controversial legislation on the table. Both chambers adjourned right before midnight. Lawmakers will return to the Capitol on April 14 […]
Judge intends to dissolve order requiring Central Alabama Water to restore fluoride to drinking water
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBRC) – A Jefferson County judge said late Thursday afternoon, April 2, he intends to dissolve a court order that would force Central Alabama Water (CAW) to start putting fluoride back into the water supply. The state’s biggest water utility is not putting fluoride in the water supply right now and will […]
Alabama’s largest water system can stop adding fluoride after judge reverses course, ends lawsuit
A Jefferson County Judge on Thursday lifted his restraining order against Central Alabama Water, ending a legal challenge to the utility that began when it stopped adding fluoride to drinking water. The hearing before Judge Frederic Bolling lasted more than four hours as lawyers for the city of Birmingham made their case that the regional […]
Water system lawyers want judge removed from fluoride case over past disputes, disparaging remarks
Leaders at Central Alabama Water want a judge who once represented the system as a lawyer to step aside from a lawsuit that could determine whether the utility is forced to bring back fluoride to its customers. Lawyers for the utility Wednesday afternoon filed a motion asking Judge Frederic Bolling to recuse himself just a […]
Central Alabama Water seeks judge’s recusal in fluoride case
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) — Central Alabama Water (CAW) filed a motion Wednesday asking a Jefferson County judge to step aside from a lawsuit over fluoridation, citing his previous work both representing and opposing the utility when it was known as the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB). Circuit Judge Frederic Bolling issued a temporary restraining order […]
Fluoride level requirements in Fort Worth’s drinking water won’t change — for now
Fort Worth’s drinking water shouldn’t change unless federal officials determine otherwise after assessing the toxicity of fluoride, city staff said Tuesday. Concerns about fluoride levels were brought up by council member Macy Hill and echoed conversations occurring in cities and states nationwide about the future of the decades-old choice to add fluoride to drinking water. […]
Judge in Central Alabama Water case once prayed ‘karma and justice’ find utility lawyers after terminating his contract
Less than a year ago, Circuit Court Judge Fred Bolling recused himself from a lawsuit at the request of the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB), after lawyers for the utility questioned his ability to be impartial. “The presence of a strained or adversarial attorney-client relationship creates an unacceptable risk of perceived bias,” Mark Parnell, a […]
Hanover to get fluoride delivery April 9, supplier facing no shortage
Hanover Borough will soon receive a fluoride delivery, avoiding the need for an emergency permit to pause its use in the public water system. This supply issue is separate from the borough council’s ongoing consideration to permanently remove fluoride from the water system. A supplier, Univar Solutions, stated it has ample supplies of fluoride, despite […]
Judge says fluoride must go back in water, but a Central Alabama Water board member isn’t convinced
Central Alabama Water customers may not have to wait much longer for fluoride to return to their drinking water — at least that’s the hope after a judge granted a temporary restraining order against the utility. The order came Monday, just days after the city of Birmingham sued CAW, arguing the utility stopped fluoridating the […]