Cortland, Ohio is currently in advisory status by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for its high levels of fluoride in its drinking water, which can cause tooth discoloration and pitting in ...

Oklahoma's Gov. Stitt pushes for removing fluoride from public water, sparking reactions. Tulsa dentist expresses concern of ...

Most municipalities don’t do it, but a few of the largest ones of all do. But that local choice — a principle espoused in ...

By Gabriella Sotelo for Sentient. Broadcast version by Mark Moran for Iowa News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration The EPA has set its sights on fluoride. The ...

May 15 (Reuters) - Florida on Thursday became the second U.S. state to prohibit fluoride, a mineral used for decades to protect teeth from decay, in its water systems. The move is part of a ...

“EPA researchers should consider the current state of the science on fluoride and neurodevelopment, as there have been major milestones in this research area during the last 10 years,” Malin said.

The EPA is responsible for setting the maximum levels of fluoride allowed in public drinking water, which is currently 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L), according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

In September, a federal judge ordered the EPA to take additional steps to regulate fluoride because a handful of other studies have found a possible link between exposure to high levels of ...

The newly announced scientific review that the EPA will conduct along with HHS is centered around a report that the National Toxicology Program released in August, concluding that higher levels of ...

For decades, municipalities in the state have chosen whether or not to add a small amount of fluoride into the public water supply, in accordance with EPA regulations and federal guidelines.

The EPA currently caps fluoride at 4 milligrams per liter, while the CDC recommends a level of 0.7 milligrams per liter. But fluoride in bottled water is governed separately.