WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's standard for the maximum amount of fluoride allowed in drinking water -- 4 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water -- does not protect ...

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to further regulate fluoride in drinking water because high levels could pose a risk to the intellectual development of children. U ...

Fluoride helps protect teeth by making the hard outer layer—the enamel—more resistant to acid attacks by bacteria and sugars.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is planning to direct that the Center for Disease Control and Prevention stop recommending "industrial ...

And lastly, Reclamation will do more analysis on an ag-to-urban Colorado River water transfer in Arizona.. “Following the completion of studies on fluoride, CDC and USDA will educate Americans on the ...

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention soon to stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide. Kennedy ...

An Arizona lawmaker has proposed a bill to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water. Dental experts argue the ban would defy decades of research and lead to increased tooth decay. The ...

(NEXSTAR) – On Monday U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for an end to fluoridation in American communities, but when – and why – did the practice start? Grand Rapids, Michigan ...

Three groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency in the hopes of banning a dangerous chemical, according to reports from WHYY. In June of 2019, a hydrocarbon gas leak caused a series of ...