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  • Some of FAN’s Achievements and Victories in 2015

    We would like to thank all those who yesterday made this one of the best days of our fundraising campaign. Including pledges, 38 people added $16,833 to our total, bringing us to a grand total of $125,530 from 484 donors. With another 16 donations – large or small – we will be able to add […]

  • Study Linking Fluoridation to Hypothyroidism Criticized

    A study published earlier this year in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community linking community water fluoridation to hypothyroidism continues to spark controversy and attract widespread publicity. As previously reported by Medscape Medical News, the study suggested that areas of England with fluoridated community water had increased rates of hypothyroidism. On the basis of this […]

  • Healdsburg fluoride opponents to try again for ballot measure

    Undaunted by a resounding defeat at the ballot box in 2014, opponents of fluoridation are mounting another try to convince Healdsburg voters to stop adding the substance to the city’s water supply. Fluoride opponents are gathering voter signatures to place the issue on the November ballot, hoping the outcome will be different from last time, […]

  • Rutland commentary: No justification for fluoride

    Let me introduce myself. I lived for two years in Vermont while I was obtaining my Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College. I joined the faculty of St. Lawrence University in New York state in 1983, and in 1985 I was invited to debate the issue of municipal waste incineration by Vermont Law School. The […]

  • FAN in the News: 2002 – 2010

    The following are archival news reports that have cited the Fluoride Action Network. Click here for news articles from 2011-present. 2010: Connett Raising Fluoride Awareness – Daily Courier Observer (New York) – December 18, 2010 The professor emeritus of chemistry at St. Lawrence University recently published a book, “The Case against Fluoride,” and has spent […]

  • Fluorides not tracked by TRI

    While Hydrogen fluoride and the fluorinated ozone-depleting gases dominate the releases for fluoride reported by the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) there are many other fluorinated compounds that are not tracked. The release of these substances into the environment is through their manufacture, use and disposal. When fluoride-containing substances are disposed of in waste incinerators (medical, […]

  • The Toxic Release Inventory for Fluorides

    The Fate of Industry’s Fluoride Emissions In 1986, the U.S. Congress passed the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act to provide the public with information about releases of toxic chemicals in their community. Section 313 of this Act created the Toxic Release Inventory which is managed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The law grew […]

  • PFOA: DEP urged to act quickly on hazardous chemical found in NJ water supplies

    Likely carcinogen exceeded safety limit in 12 systems, detected at lower levels in dozens more Renewed concern about a chemical found in some of New Jersey’s drinking water is prompting state officials to work with utilities to seek treatment solutions and a state scientific panel’s research is expected to lead to stricter regulation of what […]

  • FAN’s Submissions to NTP on Proposed Brain and Cancer Studies

    As the Fluoride Action Network reported back in December, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) is planning on conducting an extensive study to investigate fluoride’s effect on the brain, including learning and memory. Unlike the countless government whitewashes on fluoridation that we have seen in the past, we remain cautiously optimistic that the NTP is approaching its fluoride […]

  • Society Puts Boots on the Ground in the Fight for Fluoridated Water

    The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named water fluoridation one of the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. As of 2012, 74.6% of the US population on public water systems was receiving fluoride. Also, studies have shown that fluoridated water can reduce tooth decay by 25% beyond brushing and […]