As Trump administration officials seek to examine “new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water,” some Albany Common Councilors are favoring a moratorium on the chemical’s use in municipal drinking water. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
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Rep. McCormick to Newsmax: Expect More Fluoride Bans
Rep. Rich McCormick told Newsmax on Monday that he expects more states to ban adding fluoride to the drinking water as more tests are done regarding the effects on human health. The Georgia Republican, a physician himself, joined “Rob Schmitt Tonight”to discuss Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s task force that will […]
HHS And CDC To Examine Role Of Fluoride In Public Water
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention could soon make new recommendations for fluoride and its role in public drinking water. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of HHS, is directing the CDC to convene a panel of 15 health experts to assess the role of fluoride in […]
Albany continues with water fluoridation despite federal anti-fluoride efforts
ALBANY — Amid plans for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to halt recommending water fluoridation, city officials intend to go forward with adding fluoride to its drinking water by the end of the year. Albany was the largest city in upstate New York without fluoridation before the Common Council voted in February 2024 to […]
Monitoring fluoride
MARSHALL — A mineral commonly added to American drinking water was in the news this week. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he planned to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending that communities fluoridate their water. Recommendations about fluoride are something Marshall Municipal Utilities is keeping an eye […]
Poll: Dentists held in high regard, but fluoride in drinking water unpopular in Miami-Dade
Dentists still hold sway in matters involving fluoride and public health in Miami-Dade, but a supermajority of voters think water fluoridation is dangerous and prefer candidates who oppose it, new polling shows. A survey from The American Promise, a Tallahassee-based public research nonprofit associated with GOP consultant Alex Alvarado, recently found that 91% of Miami-Dade […]
Miami-Dade mayor issues veto on fluoride. Will commissioners override it?
Miami-Dade’s mayor on Friday vetoed legislation that would strip fluoride from county drinking water, setting up a showdown override vote by county commissioners over a public health practice that began in the 1950s. Citing recommendations from doctors, dentists and national medical groups, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said fluoridated water is needed to protect residents from […]
Lead Attorney in Fluoride Lawsuit: EPA Needs to Ban Fluoride
Michael Connett, the lead attorney in the lawsuit against the EPA over water fluoridation, shares his thoughts on the latest national news regarding water fluoridation. Connett discusses announcements by HHS Secretary Kennedy and the EPA. He also discusses the EPA’s decision to delay the appeal process in the federal lawsuit. Connett says the answer is […]
EXCLUSIVE: Newly Released Records Confirm Houston, Texas Is The Largest U.S. City To Stop Water Fluoridation
According to newly obtained emails between Houston officials, and a confirmed statement from the Public Works Department, the City of Houston has not added fluoridation chemicals to the water supply since at least 2019. The reason for ending the water fluoridation program is currently unknown. Houstonians are still receiving low levels of naturally occurring fluoride […]
Navigating public health and politics in fluoride coverage
Fluoride has been added to public water supplies for decades to prevent tooth decay. But now, a swirl of new research, legal challenges and political shifts are pushing fluoridation back into the headlines — and under the microscope. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced this week that he plans to […]