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Judge Weighs TSCA Risk ‘Margin’ On First Day Of Fluoride Petition Trial.
INSIDE EPA: Plaintiffs in the long-running suit seeking to force EPA to ban drinking water fluoridation under TSCA used the first day of trial to argue that the agency used much more demanding standards to consider fluoride toxicity than it has for other chemicals subject to the law, drawing questions from the presiding federal judge […]
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Harvard Professor Testifies Fluoride Is ‘Definitely’ Neurotoxic.
LAW360: A Harvard epidemiologist testified in a high-stakes bench trial over environmental groups’ efforts to get the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban fluoride in 200 million Americans’ drinking water that there is “definitely a causal relationship” between fluoride exposure and neurotoxicity, even at low exposure levels. Danish epidemiologist Philippe Grandjean, who is an adjunct […]
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Fluoride Risk Trial Opens With Claim Exposure Drops Kids’ IQ.
LAW360: Environmental groups told a California federal judge during bench trial openings Wednesday that new studies show clear links between prenatal fluoride exposure and children’s lower IQ levels, while the EPA defended current regulations allowing low levels of fluoride in drinking water and underscored that “the dose makes the poison.” The attorneys’ statements kicked off […]
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Lawyer in Landmark Fluoride Trial: ‘Fluoridation Violates Informed Consent’
THE DEFENDER: The U.S. government must warn pregnant mothers about the serious health risks of drinking fluoridated water, attorney Michael Connett told journalist Kim Iversen. Connett is representing organizations and individuals suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in a bid to end the ability of states and municipalities to add fluoride to their water systems. […]
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Fluoride Science on Trial in Case With Broader Chemical Impacts
BLOOMBERG LAW: Fluoride added to tap water to fight cavities for 75 years Judge to conduct rare, de novo review of chemical’s science The health effects of a cavity-fighting chemical backed by health providers for decades will be on trial starting Wednesday, marking a unique development in implementation of the EPA’s landmark chemicals law. A […]
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Peshtigo native fights for water safety in federal lawsuit.
PESHTIGO – January 25, marks the 79th anniversary of water fluoridation, a practice now facing unprecedented scrutiny as Brenda Staudenmaier, a Peshtigo native, takes on a groundbreaking federal lawsuit. Staudenmaier’s dedication to raising awareness about the health risks to the brain, associated with fluoride chemicals in public drinking water has gained momentum, culminating in a […]
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Judge Rejects EPA’s Bid to Exclude Key Witness in Fluoride Lawsuit
THE DEFENDER: In a blow to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a federal judge on Tuesday ruled that a witness who claims he has direct knowledge of government agencies trying to suppress a key scientific report that concluded fluoride is neurotoxic to children may present his testimony. The ruling pertains to a lawsuit filed in 2017 […]
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Researchers Hid Data Showing Fluoride Lowers Kids’ IQs, Emails Reveal
THE DEFENDER: California’s dental director and his team of researchers intentionally omitted data from a study seeking to undermine the forthcoming National Toxicology Program report linking fluoride exposure to neurodevelopmental damage in children, according to documents released last week. A team of pro-fluoride researchers led by California’s dental director intentionally omitted data from a study […]
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Fluoride Lawsuit Against EPA: Alleged Corruption, Shocking Under Oath Federal Statements
THE EPOCH TIMES: America the Fluoridated (Part 8) In this series, we explore the contentious findings surrounding fluoridation of the U.S. public water supply and answer the question of whether water fluoridation poses a risk and what we should do about it. Previously: A confounding factor in the fluoride debate is the arsenic that contaminates the […]
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Report on Fluoride and Neurotoxicity Moves Closer to Final Publication
Pro-fluoride lobbyists and regulatory agencies for several years have tried to “weaken, delay, or kill” the National Toxicology Program’s draft report, which concluded high exposure to fluoride can reduce IQ in children. The National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) draft report concluding high exposure to fluoride can reduce IQ in children last week took one more tentative step toward […]
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