Last year, when Utah lawmakers passed the nation’s first statewide ban on community water fluoridation, they included a ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Fluoride, well-known for its anticavity properties, has seen a growing number of state and federal initiatives seeking to limit or prohibit various uses of the substance. Federal agency heads, as well ...

A growing movement to remove fluoride from public drinking water is gaining steam, fueled by modern research and safety concerns. Adding to the fire is a judge's order last year that the Environmental ...

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 ...

(NewsNation) — The mineral fluoride found in drinking water has no connection to lowered children’s IQ levels, according to a recent study. It also comes after Utah and Florida’s ban on fluoride in ...

The FDA on Friday moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children's teeth. It’s the latest action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his deputies. Fluoride has ...

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