Hassan is an instructor in pediatrics. “The fluoride in our water is completely safe,” I heard myself saying with practiced confidence. As has become increasingly common, I was debating the health of America’s children with an inquisitive family during a routine emergency department consultation. As a physician, I felt an instinctive need to defend medical […]
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GOP state committeewoman’s push intensifies Alachua County’s fluoridation debate
An Alachua politician is questioning whether the county needs fluoride in the water. Raemi Eagle-Glenn, GOP state committeewoman, has been vocal in her opposition to fluoride in Alachua County’s drinking water. Glenn calls it an “outdated practice” that needs to be heavily reconsidered. “This issue has been ignored for decades,” Glenn said. “There’s evidence that […]
Weber Basin Water prepared to cease fluoridation of drinking water
A Weber Basin Water Conservancy District sign is pictured Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Utah is slated to become the first state nationwide to ban the addition of fluoride to drinking water systems after House Bill 81, dubbed the “Fluoride Amendments,” cleared the Utah Senate on Feb. 21. If signed by Gov. Spencer Cox, the bill […]
Ban fluoride or keep it in Miami-Dade drinking water? County is set to vote next week
Miami-Dade County could be one vote away from removing fluoride from its drinking water, a change pushed by the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis and opposed by medical advocacy groups. County commissioners could pass legislation Tuesday instructing the Water and Sewer Department to discontinue adding fluoride to tap water within 30 days, a directive championed […]
Williamson County Commission debates state bill on fluoridated water, parks funding
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 […]
Repeal of fluoride mandate heard by senators, changes to school elections advance
Nebraska cities and villages would no longer have to fluoridate their water supplies under a proposal that got a public hearing Wednesday. And school bond elections would have to be held on a more regular schedule to try and increase voter turnout under a bill advancing in the Legislature. Currently, Nebraska cities and villages with […]
Bill would make fluoride in water optional, not required in Nebraska
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Nebraska Sen. Ben Hansen of Blair has introduced a bill to do away with a mandate that requires certain communities to add fluoride to its water. A law passed in Nebraska in 2008 mandated all communities with populations over a 1,000 to have the recommended level of fluoride in its water, […]
Fluoride fight intensifies in Alachua County
An Alachua County politician is questioning whether the county needs fluoride in the water. Raemi Eagle-Glenn, Alachua County GOP state committeewoman, has been vocal in her opposition to fluoride in Alachua County’s drinking water. Glenn calls it an “outdated practice” that needs to be heavily reconsidered. “This issue has been ignored for decades,” Glenn said. […]
Florida Senate panel backs bill to ban fluoride in public water systems
While many communities in Florida have opted to remove the fluoridation process from public water supplies, proposed legislation in Tallahassee would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water. Bill’s sponsor emphasizes personal choice What we know: A Florida Senate committee has approved a bill (HB 700) that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride […]
Miami-Dade commissioners cast doubt on Ladapo’s evidence against water fluoridation
Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo is advising Miami-Dade County to stop the long-held practice of adding fluoride to municipal drinking water suppl, despite widespread opposition from dentists and national health organizations. Ladapo appeared before county’s committee on safety and health Tuesda with University of Florida professor Ashley J. Malin and two dentists to speak […]