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Judge Eyes Future Studies In Order Extending Stay Of TSCA Fluoride Suit
The federal judge overseeing the novel suit over a requested TSCA ban on drinking water fluoridation says he intends to keep the case in abeyance at least until the conclusion of a National Toxicology Program (NTP) analysis of fluoride and could prolong it further pending peer-reviews of three international “cohort” studies. Judge Edward Chen, of […]
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Judge Maintains Suit Seeking TSCA Fluoridation Ban, But Awaits NTP Study
A federal judge has once again rebuffed EPA’s effort to end anti-fluoridation groups’ novel TSCA suit over their petition for a ban on drinking water fluoridation but says he will keep the case in abeyance until the National Toxicology Program (NTP) releases a pending report on fluoride’s neurotoxicity, calling it “central” to his eventual decision. […]
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NTP To Downgrade Fluoride Monograph After Second Critical NAS Review
Excerpts: The National Toxicology Program (NTP) has decided to downgrade its draft fluoride monograph to a “state of the science” document that will not reach a conclusion on hazards posed by the chemical after the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) criticized the latest draft in a new peer review, the program has confirmed to Inside […]
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Judge denies latest EPA effort to dismiss TSCA fluoride suit
Excerpt: A federal judge has once again denied EPA’s efforts to dismiss landmark TSCA litigation seeking to force the agency to regulate drinking water fluoridation, but the same ruling also says that the agency will be allowed to challenge any effort by the plaintiffs to amend the suit to bolster their legal standing. The Jan. […]
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EPA hired consultants to counter staff experts on fluoride
At a trial over fluoride regulations this summer, EPA eschewed its own experts, hiring an outside company often deployed by corporations to deny and downplay chemicals’ health impacts. Exponent Inc. — founded in the 1960s to defend automobile manufacturers in accident lawsuits — has since been busy questioning whether smoking causes lung cancer, whether Agent […]
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Fluoride Risk Question Headed Back to EPA After Trial
Excerpts: Following a bench trial over the risks of adding fluoride to drinking water, a California federal judge told the challengers to file a new administrative petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency so it can consider the substance’s risk with the benefit of new evidence. … “[A new petition] will enable plaintiffs to address […]
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Legal battle over water fluoridation continues
A legal battle regarding community water fluoridation continues in federal court. After postponing a ruling on whether or not the level of fluoride in community drinking water brings risk to public health in late June, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen held a status conference on Thursday. During the conference, Chen met with the attorneys […]
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Judge Suggests New TSCA Section 21 Petition Be Filed Regarding Fluoride in Drinking Water
On July 31, 2020, the plaintiffs and EPA filed a joint case management statement in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California case seeking a rulemaking under Section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to prohibit the addition of fluoridation chemicals to drinking water supplies. Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. […]
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INSIGHT: Fluoridation Case Challenges EPA Chemical Evaluation
A lawsuit in federal court challenging fluoridation is one of the first cases under the TSCA’s citizen-suit provision to reach trial, and may embolden similar groups’ efforts to compel the EPA to reevaluate chemicals it has long-determined safe, Hanson Bridgett LLP attorneys Davina Pujari and Cole Benbow write. A trial in federal court breaks new […]
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Judge Orders Fluoride Opponents to Refile Petition with the EPA in Historic #FluorideTrial
The judge in the ongoing fluoride trial has decided to post-pone a ruling and ordered the plaintiffs to file a new petition with the EPA. On Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen once again delayed a ruling in the case between the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) and the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Judge Chen […]
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