MONROE, Wis. (WKOW) – City leaders in Monroe voted Monday night to recommend removing fluoride from the municipal water system. The matter was then referred to the Judiciary and Ordinance Committee for further discussion. Speaking to 27 News over the phone, Monroe Mayor Donna Douglas said the matter came about after community members contacted city leaders, asking […]
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Report: High Fluoride Levels Linked to Lower IQ in Children
Fluoride is oftentimes added to communities’ water supply to help residents ward off cavities, but a new report found that too much fluoride could be dangerous for kids’ health.1 An August report by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) found that lower IQ in kids has been […]
Municipal Authority to make decision on fluoride treatment next month
CLEARFIELD — At its November meeting, members of Clearfield Municipal Authority will determine whether the authority’s scheduled water treatment plant upgrade will include the means to add fluoride to drinking water. Since mid-summer, members have been mulling whether to include fluoride in plans to rehabilitate the Montgomery water filtration and treatment system. Authority Engineer Jim […]
Federal Court Orders EPA to Regulate Fluoridation of Drinking Water under TSCA
In a groundbreaking decision, a federal district court has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the “unreasonable risk” it found to be posed by the fluoridation of drinking water. The order came in the long-running case Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. EPA, No. 17-cv-02162-EMC, 2024 WL 4291497 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 24, 2024). While the […]
EPA ‘in a really tough spot’ after landmark fluoride ruling
A first-of-its-kind ruling on the health risks of the tooth-strengthening chemical fluoride could open the floodgates to an influx of other efforts to compel EPA action, creating uncertainty for the agency, experts say. The decision — precedent-setting for Toxic Substances Control Act citizen petitions — represents a rare occasion in which a judge disagreed with […]
Abilene extends temporary fluoride suspension amid health concerns
ABILENE, Texas — The City of Abilene has had a temporary suspension on adding fluoride to the water and at the City Council meeting they decided to extend that temporary suspension for two years. “I think it’s an awesome thing,” Abilene resident, Tammy Fogle, said. “I think it’s great because the research backs them up, […]
City of Albany facing new round of opposition to law adding fluoride to water
Seemingly a done deal, Albany’s decades-long interest in fluoridating its water could get a second look. Fluoridating the city’s drinking water has been discussed many times over the years. Former Albany County Health Commissioner Dr. Elizabeth Whalen addressed the Common Council in February, branding Albany “an unfortunate outlier.” “The only major New York state city […]
Montreal is phasing out water fluoridation for the West Island. What’s the risk?
Montreal officials plan to end water fluoridation by year’s end, igniting backlash from West Island municipal leaders who argue the decision lacks input from public health experts and the community. In a statement posted to its website, Baie-D’Urfé says this decision was made without public consultation or input from demerged municipalities. Baie-D’Urfé says water fluoridation is […]
Some Cities Dropping Flouride From Water Supply
After many decades of almost universal addition of fluoride to public water systems, some cities are now dropping the chemical. A recent ruling from a federal judge in California ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to consider stricter regulation of fluoride in water in light of concerns of negative health effects from fluoride, such as brain […]
Montreal aims to stop fluoridating West Island water in 2025
The city of Montreal is proposing to stop adding fluoride to the West Island’s tap water starting in 2025, but at least one affected municipality is unsatisfied with the plan. If a vote by the agglomeration council passes, the change would affect more than 143,000 people in Pointe-Claire, Beaconsfield, Kirkland, Baie-D’Urfé, Dollard-des-Ormeaux and Dorval. The […]