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Trial Concludes in Challenge to EPA’s Denial of Fluoride Petition
During the week of June 15, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California heard from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final three witnesses: Dr. Joyce Tsuji, Dr. Ellen Chang, and Dr. Tala Henry. Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. EPA, Case No. 3:17-cv-02162-EMC. Dr. Tsuji did not dispute that fluoride […]
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Federal trial over TSCA citizens’ petition concludes without ruling
Judge pushes parties in fluoridation case to confer before issuing ruling A federal judge has asked the US EPA and environmental advocates to try to reach an agreement before he makes a ruling in a potentially far-reaching case involving a TSCA citizens’ petition asking the agency to limit [sic, ban] the addition of fluoride to […]
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New Health Data Puts EPA’s Fluoride Toxicity Trial on Ice
Plaintiffs, EPA to return for update in August Parties considering new petition, other avenues Health advocates’ concerns about fluoride in drinking water will have to wait a bit longer, as the EPA and a federal judge in California consider new data about the chemical’s health risks. U.S. District Court Judge Edward M. Chen in the […]
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Portland fluoridation clash echoes in unprecedented trial
California federal case features familiar debate over whether fluoridation should continue, including in Oregon. In a broadcast that rewound the clock to pre-coronavirus times, a live-streamed federal trial in San Francisco revisited the fluoridation debate that gripped the city of Portland in 2013. Since June 8, Food and Water Watch, the Fluoride Action Network and […]
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EPA Should Reexamine Fluoridated Water Risks, Judge Says
Excerpt: A California federal judge overseeing a bench trial challenging fluoridation of drinking water suggested during closing arguments Wednesday that he hold off ruling so that the EPA can reevaluate fluoride’s risks, saying the agency apparently used the wrong standard and hadn’t considered additional information raised at trial. “Doesn’t it make sense to have the […]
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Citing New Evidence, Judge Suggests Plaintiffs File New Fluoride Petition
Excerpts: A federal judge is suggesting he may withhold any ruling in the landmark case on whether fluoride in drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” and is eligible for regulation under the revised toxics law to allow the plaintiffs to file a new petition that will address new data that has been developed since they […]
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EPA Risk Assessment Director Stands By Fluoridated Water
… Dr. Tala Henry, director of the EPA’s Risk Assessment Division … said there was insufficient evidence to support the claim that fluoridation in water posed a safety risk at the current recommended dose level. On cross-examination, plaintiffs’ counsel Michael P. Connett of Waters Kraus & Paul LLP said the EPA used a causation standard for assessing risk […]
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EPA Experts Say Fluoride Not Shown Toxic At Low Levels
Excerpts: Two science consultants retained by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency defended fluoride in drinking water at a bench trial Monday, testifying that despite animal studies showing possible neurotoxic effects at high levels, there is insufficient evidence to show fluoride is harmful to infant brains at the lower levels in drinking water. The EPA’s expert […]
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EPA Wins Controversial Bid To Offer Late Evidence In TSCA Trial
Excerpts: EPA’s lawyers won a controversial effort June 15 to offer late evidence in the landmark federal Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) trial, overcoming heated pleas from the plaintiffs’ lawyers to block admission of the abstract for an unpublished study that claims prenatal exposure to fluorinated drinking water may be beneficial. … “The first time […]
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Fluoride on Trial: CDC’s ‘Greatest Public Health Achievement’ Exposed
As Coronavirus fears have gripped the world for months, a litany of scientific scandals, inconsistencies and frauds have drawn the public’s attention to an underbelly of our agenda-driven scientific community. From the flimsy Imperial Model that kicked off lockdowns in the U.S. and UK, to the Lancet’s hydroxychloroquine study retraction, corporate science is being scrutinized like […]
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