Fluoride is scheduled to be added to the water of about 40,000 residents in Yorktown—just not yet. Residents had been notified by the Northern Westchester Joint Water Works (NWJWW) and town officials that fluoride would be part of the water supply for the first time since 2017 at the end of July. However, the process […]
The Chhattisgarh High Court has initiated suo moto public interest litigation (WPPIL No. 58 of 2024) following a disturbing report published in the Times of India on August 3, 2024. The report highlights dangerously high fluoride levels in the drinking water of Gariaband District, with concentrations reaching eight times the safe limit. The case has […]
The Village of Marshall will halt using fluoride as an additive in its drinking water following a unanimous 7-0 vote to do so at the village board’s Tuesday, July 7 meeting. Up until now, the village has been pumping over 200 gallons of fluoride into its drinking water annually. Staff also have been tracking residual […]
New Delhi: India had 316 arsenic and 265 fluoride-hit rural habitations, a significant decrease from the 14,020 arsenic-affected and 7,996 fluoride-affected areas in April 2019, the government informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. In a written response to a question, minister of state for Jal Shakti V Somanna said the number of arsenic and fluoride […]
Fluoride has been added to the water supply of Western Australia’s largest regional city as those opposed to the practice continue to spend significant amounts to get around it. Adding fluoride to drinking water is part of Australia’s Oral Health Plan, which aims to combat tooth decay and improve the overall health of the community. […]
People in Punjab’s Malwa region should avoid drinking groundwater with high total dissolved solids (TDS) and water from shallow wells (less than 60 meters deep) because these water sources have been found to contain high levels of toxic contaminants, especially uranium and fluoride, a new study conducted by the Central University of Punjab (CU Punjab) […]
Fluoride exposure during pregnancy may increase neurobehavioral problems in children Prenatal fluoride exposure may increase the risk of neurobehavioral problems among U.S. children, according to NIEHS-funded researchers. This is the first U.S.-based study to examine the relationship between fluoride exposure during pregnancy and neurobehavioral outcomes in childhood. Nearly three-quarters of the U.S. population receives drinking […]
My 39-year-old son Kyle has autism and severe chemical sensitivities. He is especially hypersensitive to fluoride — yes, even fluoride added to our tap water at 0.7 parts per million. I would like to gather stories of others who have autism and are hypersensitive to fluoridated water to share with the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). In 2017, after reading […]
Two environmental groups that oppose the addition of fluoride to drinking water are waiting for a federal judge in California to decide if there’s a significant risk that fluoride has harmful effects on the brains of children. Food and Water Watch, which has offices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and the New York-based Fluoride […]
Arthur Bobrove and wife Helen lived in Palo Alto for almost 40 years before he and Helen moved to Los Altos in 2018. Helen never had issues with her teeth, he said, but after living in Los Altos for six years, she was encouraged by her dentist to receive fluoride treatments. “She noted she had […]
