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Green Bay mother is plaintiff in federal trial on fluoridated water, to start today
GREEN BAY — From Brenda Staudenmaier’s perspective, ending the fluoridation of drinking water ought to have been the easiest problem in the world to solve. “Unlike other issues like leaded water pipes and asbestos, all one has to do with fluoride is have their utility stop spending money on the toxic waste hydrofluorosilicic acid and unplug the dosing […]
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Advocates Say Fluoride Harms Infants As Trial Opens
Excerpts: … Groups seeking to ban drinking-water fluoridation argued during the opening of a California federal bench trial Monday that fluoride poses significant neurological risks to newborns, while the EPA argued that they don’t have standing to sue and that their experts cite a “hodgepodge” of unreliable studies. … the plaintiffs’ expert, University of Washington […]
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As TSCA Trial Begins, EPA, Environmentalists Attack Other Sides’ Experts
Excerpts: At the start of the first-time Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 21 trial June 8, attorneys for EPA and environmentalists each spent much of their opening comments defending the integrity of their expert witnesses in the case, while attempting to undermine the credibility of the other sides’ experts. The plaintiffs in the case, […]
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Trial underway in SF could remove fluoride from drinking water
About 200 million Americans, nearly two-thirds of the population, drink water containing fluoride to fight tooth decay. That could be changed by a case now on trial in a San Francisco federal court. Consumer groups including Food and Water Watch, the Fluoride Action Network and Moms Against Fluoridation contend recent studies show that when pregnant […]
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Courtroom Battle Could Lead to Limits on Fluoridation of Drinking Water
A federal court trial underway in San Francisco could spell the beginning of the end of water fluoridation in America, potentially affecting drinking water for hundreds of millions of people across the U.S. Although fluoride can occur naturally in water, many water utilities add the chemical with the goal of improving dental health. But an […]
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Neurotoxicity Experts Lead Off Federal Fluoridation Trial
NEW YORK, June 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Top experts in children’s brain development were scheduled to lead off testimony Monday in a groundbreaking case that challenges the nation’s water fluoridation program, according to the Fluoride Action Network (FAN). Pre-filed “Declarations” of Drs. Howard Hu and Bruce Lanphear , both medical doctors and research scientists, make […]
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EPA’s Chemical Regulation Authority at Stake With Fluoride Case
Case has implications beyond fluoride Trial begins Monday A legal battle over fluoride in drinking water could forge a new path for advocacy groups to challenge the EPA’s conclusions about a range of chemicals’ health risks, attorneys say. Health advocacy groups, including Food and Water Watch Inc., the Fluoride Action Network, and Moms Against Fluoridation, […]
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Judge handles final motions before TSCA fluoride trial
Excerpts: In one of his rulings, Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that all witnesses providing testimony in Food & Water Watch, et al. v. EPA would be allowed to listen to the entire trial, including opposing witnesses, despite a request from plaintiffs to bar this […]
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Calif. Trial To Decide Risk Of Fluoride In Drinking Water
Law360 (June 5, 2020, 9:39 PM EDT) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will square off at trial Monday in California federal court against groups seeking to force the EPA to ban the addition of fluoride to drinking water, in a closely watched case that could affect nearly 200 million Americans who drink fluoridated water. Using the […]
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Guest column: California trial may determine fate of fluoridated water
A San Francisco courthouse which survived devastating earthquakes in 1905 and 1989 will soon be the epicentre of a water fluoridation trial that may shake up perceptions of a practice long deemed to ensure good health. One side in the dispute is essentially at odds with itself while recently published Canadian studies promise to be […]
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