Today, we dive straight into the impassioned politics and science of fluoride in our drinking water. We travel to the front lines of the growing debates in Oregon, where communities large and small have been sparring over the issue for decades. Original article online at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/podcasts/post-reports/where-rfk-jrs-fluoridefree-dream-is-already-a-reality/
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Should Fort Collins stop fluoridating water? Residents, City Council members weigh in
Confronted by both advocates and adversaries of putting fluoride in the public water system, a majority of Fort Collins City Council members said they have no intention of ending fluoridation in city water. The city has had fluoridated water since the late 1960s in an effort to prevent tooth decay, a practice recommended by the […]
Letter | Reevaluate fluoridation policies
Dear Editor: A DeForest Village Board meeting revealed troubling gaps in the understanding of water fluoridation, despite growing scientific evidence of its risks. A Sun Prairie dentist inaccurately claimed that pregnant women should drink fluoridated water to strengthen their babies’ teeth. However, fluoride works topically, not systemically, as a 2007 Journal of Public Health Dentistry […]
US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water
NEW YORK (AP) — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City. But in September, the town’s supervisor used his emergency powers to stop the practice. The reason? A recent federal judge’s decision that ordered U.S. regulators […]
Arkansas legislators looking at removing law on fluoride in drinking water
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A group of Arkansas Republicans are looking to repeal a law on the statewide fluoridation program, according to a bill filed ahead of the 2025 legislative session. The proposed legislation was filed on Nov. 20 by state Sen. Clint Penzo (R-Springdale) with state Sen. Bryan King (R-Green Forrest) and state Reps. […]
Buffalo committed to keeping fluoride in water despite impending RFK recommendations
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The City of Buffalo has said it is committed to keeping fluoride in the city’s water supply despite impending recommendations from incoming Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that the chemical be taken out. RFK – the former independent presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy […]
RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Oregon shows what’s coming.
LEBANON, Ore. — Longtime denizens of this town of 20,000 recalled widespread tooth decay among children before the city council voted to add fluoride to the drinking water two decades ago. But a group of residents remained unconvinced. Original article online at: https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/11/20/rfk-fluoride-drinking-water-oregon/
Water fluoridation concerns addressed by Trenton Utility Committee
The Trenton Utility Committee addressed water fluoridation and other utility updates during its meeting on November 19. City Administrator and Utility Director Ron Urton reported that Luanne Oneal revisited concerns she had previously raised at a Trenton City Council meeting on October 28. Oneal requested the city stop adding fluoride to its water supply, citing […]
Peshtigo Water Committee decides natural fluoride is sufficient
PESHTIGO – While pressure is building for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to act on a judge’s order and reduce the maximum contaminant levels for fluoride, the City of Peshtigo is among the Wisconsin municipalities that may stop adding fluoride to their public water supply. The City’s Water and Sewer Committee voted without opposition Tuesday, […]
RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Oregon shows what’s coming.
They urged neighbors to do their own research, insisting it would reveal that the mineral embraced for generations to improve oral health was actually a dangerous substance that could harm their organs. They shared photos of corroded pipes and scarred arms they claimed were damaged by the acidic, concentrated form of fluoride. Was it worth […]