The Fluoride Thread

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"The U.S. government is POISONING Americans with Fluoride" Michael Connett | Redacted News
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2.58M subscribers
Dec 30, 2024

"The federal court has finally ruled that fluoride poses an unreasonable risk to our health. So then why is it still in our drinking water? Will the incoming Trump administration finally put an end to all of that?"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vZvuwjpsidU

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EPA Files Notice of Appeal
Fluoride Action Network
1.18/25
<mail@networkforgood.com>
https://fluoridealert.dm.networkforg...dtYWlsLmNvbQ==



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This is simply wrong: "As Europe has long recognized, there are far safer and more effective ways of using fluoride for dental health than adding it to everyone's tap water."--There are NO safe ways to use fluoride for dental health, at all! Natural fluoride is one of the most toxic substances on earth, and the industrial runoff, fluorisilliac acid, a toxic waste from the fertilizer industry which is what is actually used in tap water, toothpaste, etc. is hardly safe or effective either. [/U].)

"This afternoon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California that they plan to appeal the federal court ruling that water fluoridation "poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children." The notice from the EPA did not offer an explanation or justification for their decision, which was made only three days before a new EPA administrator and presidential administration enters office. So far, the EPA has also chosen not to respond or make a statement to media outlets.

It's important to note that the EPA's decision has no binding effect on the incoming administration and EPA administrator, who could independently assess the ruling and the science behind it and choose not to pursue an appeal. This could happen as soon as day one of the new administration.

The decision is a continuation of the EPA's reluctance to admit they have failed to protect the public adequately from this pollutant for over 50 years. During the fluoride trial, the EPA showed that they view fluoridation chemicals as a protected pollutant when it was revealed that they radically departed from their own guidelines when assessing the hazard fluoridation poses. The court gave the EPA a second chance to properly assess the neurotoxic side effects of fluoridation, but they failed to do so.

Throughout the trial, the EPA continuously filed motions in an attempt to slow and prolong the proceedings. They also opposed the court's resumption of the trial in 2024, asking for further delay after the trial had already been in abeyance for several years waiting for the National Toxicology Program's systematic review of fluoride neurotoxicity. The NTP's report was censored in 2022 by the U.S. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Admiral Rachel Levine at the behest of the dental-lobby and those regulators they could influence.

These attempts by outgoing EPA and HHS administrators to delay and obstruct the creation of rules protecting the public will only result in harm to hundreds of thousands of additional children, particularly those whose families are unable to afford expensive reverse osmosis or distillation filtration of their tap water. As the court stated, over 200 million U.S. residents, including 2 million pregnant women and 300,000 exclusively bottle fed infants are exposed to fluoridated water on a daily basis.

Lead attorney for FAN and our co-plaintiffs in the case, Michael Connett, stated:

“The EPA has just announced it will be appealing the Court's order which requires the EPA to take regulatory action to protect the public from fluoridation's neurological risks. This is part of EPA's longstanding pattern of ducking its head in the sand and avoiding any action that would challenge the fossilized status quo on fluoride.

It is important, however, to note that EPA's decision today has no binding effect on the incoming administration. It can undo this decision on day one, or anytime thereafter.

The Court's order provides the new administration a clear legal pathway to ban fluoridation, which would bring the US in line with the vast majority of Europe.

As Europe has long recognized, there are far safer and more effective ways of using fluoride for dental health than adding it to everyone's tap water.

To protect future generations of Americans, the incoming administration can and should independently review the research on fluoridation and give incoming regulators who aren't captured by special interests the opportunity to reconsider this decision.

Stay tuned for more updates,

Stuart Cooper

Executive Director

Fluoride Action Network "

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Fluoridation Banned in Utah!
March 27, 2025
https://securetherepublic.com/arkans...anned-in-utah/

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"Congratulations, Utah! You have banned fluoridation and protected your residents there!
At 4:00 pm on Thursday, March 27, 2025, Utah’s Governor Cox signed the bill HB81 entitled “Fluoride Amendments” to ban fluoridation chemicals that were being fed into their public water systems.
The ban is set to go into effect in early May.
Here is an image of the first page of HB81:


Utah has now become the first state to ban fluoride, but it won’t be the last state to do so!

States must individually remove water fluoridation. It’s time that states take responsibility!

Why was fluoridation banned? Because arsenic and other contaminants were found in the fluoridation chemicals at levels that are clearly NOT safe!

The American Dental Association and other dental health organizations might as well hush their mouths regarding their insufficient arguments promoting fluoridation because heavy metals have been found in the toxic fluoride chemicals!

People have now wised-up about ingesting this highly toxic poison into their bodies!

Fluoride toxicity is a concern of the public.

Arsenic and lead are both classified as hazardous substances and are regulated under multiple environmental laws due to their toxicity, persistence, and bioaccumulation risks!

Be sure to read Secure Arkansas’ last alert: Just How Toxic is the Fluoride Product?
https://securetherepublic.com/arkans...oride-product/

Metals and other contaminants that are found in fluoridation chemicals, like a high percentage of arsenic, are being exposed. Hydrofluorosilicic Acid (HFS) has harmful contaminants in it, including (but not limited to) arsenic AND lead.

We want to remind you that the maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG) for arsenic and lead is ZERO!

For example, in the 2012 analysis: arsenic revealed 63.7 ppm in the raw additive
and a lead content of 22.2 ppm.

2013 analysis: Arsenic = 67.8 ppm

2018 analysis: Arsenic = 69.7 ppm


This IS shocking and totally unacceptable, dear readers! So, a high arsenic content is common to hydrofluorosilicic acid (HFS).

Here’s the proof in the chemical analysis! See the following from Dr. Phyllis Mullenix’s critical report for the state of Utah:

Here are the Certificates of Analysis (COAs) for Hydrofluorosilicic Acid (HFS) that were performed by a state certified independent laboratory covering 3 different years — 2012, 2013, and 2018. All HFS samples were NSF Standard 60 certified.

It’s time to clean up our public water supply systems all across the United States and not let them stay a hazardous waste disposal system for these chemically contaminated fluoride products.

We will be looking at some of the top fluoride manufacturers soon:

Mosaic Company – One of the largest producers of fluorosilicic acid (H₂SiF₆), a byproduct of phosphate fertilizer production, which is commonly used in municipal water fluoridation. Mosaic is a major supplier to water treatment facilities across North America. The Mosaic Company is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA.

— Is Mosaic Company the manufacturer of the toxic fluoride product that was tested in Utah to have arsenic and other contaminants (added into the public water supply)? Secure Arkansas believes they are…

J.R. Simplot Company – Manufactures fluorosilicic acid, a compound widely used in water fluoridation. The J.R. Simplot Company, a major agribusiness based in Boise, Idaho.

Solvay – A global chemical company that manufactures various fluoride-based compounds, including sodium fluoride (NaF) and sodium fluorosilicate (Na₂SiF₆), which are also used in water fluoridation and industrial applications. Solvay has a strong presence in both the water treatment and dental fluoride markets. Solvay is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Solvay maintains a significant presence in North America, operating multiple manufacturing sites across the United States. Notable locations include:

Augusta, Georgia: Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, located at 3702 Clanton Road. syensqo

Baltimore, Maryland: Solvay USA LLC, situated at 3440 Fairfield Road. syensqo

Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Solvay USA LLC, located at 1275 Airline Highway. syensqo

Green River, Wyoming: A soda ash production facility that completed its coal phase-out initiative in February 2024. Solvay

Pasadena, Texas: An alkoxylation unit built within LyondellBasell’s Equistar Chemicals facility, operational since 2015. manufacturing-journal.net

Additionally, Solvay has announced plans to construct a new facility in Augusta, Georgia, aimed at producing materials for electric vehicle batteries, expected to be operational in 2026.

More on this topic coming soon!

Other states will want to ban fluoride also."

Securing the blessings of liberty,
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info@securetherepublic.com

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Chaos at the CDC
4/3/25
https://securetherepublic.com/arkans...os-at-the-cdc/

"See this article: HHS layoffs gut CDC oral health division:
https://www.beckersdental.com/clinic...alth-division/
Some snippets:

The CDC’s oral health department was essentially shut down as part of the HHS Department’s layoffs that began April 1, STAT reported.

A CDC employee reportedly told STAT that virtually every employee had been eliminated from the organization’s oral health division.

The CDC's Oral Health Division is being wiped out, and possibly the Chief Dental Officer, too? We hope so.
Finally... We believe that this crooked division is part of the deep state that plagues Americans. The money is cut off, too. The CDC receives the majority of its funding from U.S. taxpayer dollars allocated through the federal budget and that's billions of dollars used wastefully.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is calling for stringent transparency at the CDC. He wants to create a new agency called the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA).

This old, bloated oral health division had become too large, too powerful, and too controlling! They were supposed to be overseeing infectious diseases, so HHS is making them get back in their lane. Most of the heads of this division are NOT making a real difference, and they need to go, along with their huge salaries.
These people in the CDC neglect Americans and feed off corporations. They don't even have a toxicologist to properly analyze fluoridation products. Not taking a better stance on fluoridation and standing by while the American population is ingesting and being poisoned with toxic heavy metals is only one example of neglect!

Thank goodness that Utah became the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water with the law, signed by Governor Cox on March 27, 2025, that prohibits the addition of fluoride to their public water systems, and it clearly prohibits municipalities from enacting their own ordinances requiring or permitting fluoridation. So, this great law will go into effect on May 7, 2025.

And now we are seeing that the Miami-Dade County Commission voted to remove fluoride from its water supply! It was reported by CBS News Miami on April 1, 2025. Ladapo, the state’s surgeon general, cited several studies showing the risks associated with the toxic practice of fluoridating in November, 2024. The Florida legislators are also considering a bill to ban water fluoridation statewide.

Moreover, Florida's Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued guidance advising local governments to stop adding fluoride to their community water supplies, citing concerns about potential neurodevelopmental risks, particularly in children, and calling community water fluoridation a "public health malpractice". (Please click and read Ladapo's guidance statement above.)

In Timberville, Virginia, the town council unanimously voted to stop adding fluoride to their water supply! They are a hub for the agricultural industry. The treasurer said, "We won’t be adding fluoride to the water for health reasons and to save money."

And with seven other states, including Arkansas' three bills, SB468 AND SB613 and SB2 that have legislation in play to deal with the fluoride crisis, we expect to see change.

In Arkansas, SB2 was voted on April 3 by the entire Senate to be extracted and brought back up to be able to go through the Senate Health Committee again. All the bill says is simply this: "Arkansas Code § 20-7-136 is repealed."

So, there's a whole lot of shakin' going on!
We are now seeing all of the lies and propaganda, touting the so-called "benefits" of fluoridation additives in the water for DECADES, being dismantled and crumbling right before our eyes!
Cheers! Here's to OUR health!"

Securing the blessings of liberty,

info@securetherepublic.com

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EPA and CDC Initiate Federal Action on Fluoridation
https://fluoridealert.dm.networkforg...dtYWlsLmNvbQ==
Fluoride Action Network
4/8/25

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"As the practice of water fluoridation currently faces unprecedented opposition and rejection at both the local and state levels following our recent victory in federal court and the publication of the National Toxicology Program’s review of fluoride neurotoxicity, federal officials have now dealt it another major blow.

Last night, at a joint press conference held in Salt Lake City at the University of Utah, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin highlighted their concerns about fluoridation and announced initial actions their respective agencies will take to address known and potential side-effects of the practice.

During his presentation, the HHS Secretary condemned fluoridation and called on state legislators to pass laws banning it, reflecting a major positive change within HHS leadership on this issue. He went on to say:

“In the era of fluoridated toothpaste and mouthwash, it makes no sense to have fluoride in our water. The evidence against fluoride is overwhelming. In animal models and in human models we know that it causes IQ loss. Profound IQ loss. And it’s dose-related. So the more fluoride you get, the higher the levels in your drinking water and your urine, the more likely it is you’ll lose IQ, and also other neurological injuries like ADHD. Science indicates that it affects kidney health, it affects liver health, it causes hypothyroidism, and it causes osteoarthritis. Women who are more exposed have up to 50% more hip fractures than women who are unexposed. It causes fluorosis in between 40-80% of our kids. It makes no sense to have it in our water supply.”

Secretary Kennedy officially announced that he will direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take two immediate steps: 1) stop recommending fluoridation in communities nationwide, and 2) convene a community preventative services task force made up of independent health experts to study fluoridation and make new recommendations, which should include a new “optimal” level.

The current “optimal” level of 0.7 ppm is neither a law nor a regulation but only a recommendation that most states and municipalities choose to follow. Moreover, the CDC’s prior endorsement of fluoridation and their recommendations have historically had a major influence on state and local decision makers during debates on whether to continue or ban the practice, so a change to CDC policy will have a significant and widespread effect as more elected officials can point to updated guidance to support the case for ending it.

As evidence of how seriously the new administration is taking the issue, they have already initiated action to stop the CDC’s promotion of fluoridation. This past week, the CDC’s Division of Oral Health, the main promoter of water fluoridation in the U.S. government, was completely dissolved. This was the CDC department that named fluoridation as "one of the top 10 public health achievements of the 21st Century." The Chief Dental Officer role was also eliminated, and 17% of staff were laid off at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), another main promoter of water fluoridation.

After the HHS Secretary made his announcements, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin spoke, sharing that Kennedy met with him as soon as he was confirmed, and the first priority they discussed was protecting the public from water fluoridation. He pointed out that the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires the EPA to review each national primary drinking water regulation at least once every six years and revise them, if appropriate. This is the process that EPA uses to develop maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) and maximum contaminant level goals (MCLGs), which limit the levels of potentially harmful contaminants--such as fluoride--that water treatment operators can have in public water supplies. The current MCL for fluoride is 4.0 ppm and the MCLG is 2.0 ppm. While the EPA did publish a poorly conducted review of fluoride in July of 2024 that made no changes, it did include a note that regulations ought to be reassessed again once the federal court made a ruling and the NTP published their review, two events that have since occurred.

Zeldin announced that the EPA will use this process to “expeditiously review new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water," adding that "When this is completed, we will have an updated foundational scientific evaluation that will inform the agency’s future steps," which will likely include a new MCL and MCLG.

Read EPA 's Press Release: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa...drinking-water

Watch the full press conference below:

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=N0y_Io1QGaQ

The Federal Lawsuit
An official response by the EPA to the federal court ruling was not provided during the press conference. The EPA under the previous administration filed a notice of intent to appeal but have yet to file an actual appeal or a brief justifying their position. The EPA has until this Friday (April 11th) to either file their appeal or file for an extension. Inaction will let the ruling stand and require the EPA to initiate the TSCA rulemaking process to eliminate the health hazard posed to children by fluoridation. It's important to note that even if the EPA does follow through with an appeal later this week, it can still be rescinded at any point by EPA officials.


It's our belief, based on our experience with the EPA, that while the ruling is bullet-proof and can stand up to appeal, the EPA has had a long-standing history of delaying any action on the issue of adequately regulating fluoridation, and their letter of intent to appeal is just an unscientific continuation of that policy. We've called on Zeldin and the new EPA administrators to let the ruling stand without appeal.

I also want to note that while the ruling gives the EPA the ability and justification to promulgate rules banning the use of fluoridation chemicals in public water supplies under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and could justify Zeldin lowering the MCL unilaterally, the EPA's announced approach of using the SDWA to reassess fluoridation doesn't conflict with the court ruling. Instead, it offers a second avenue to potentially achieve the same result concurrently.

Stay tuned! We'll provide an update on the TSCA ruling once the Friday deadline arrives.

Why Didn't They Just Ban Fluoridation?

Just days before the election in November, Kennedy posted a message on Twitter stating that "on January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water." In that Tweet, he tagged FAN attorney Michael Connett and shared a link to Connett's interview with Jefferey Jaxen. This post was seen by at least 24 million people, and President Trump later confirmed to reporters that he would support such an advisory. However, this was misreported by media outlets that Kennedy and Trump would unilaterally ban fluoridation on day one, a promise they never made and a policy that FAN wouldn't support since executive orders carry little scientific weight or long-term influence and can so easily be overturned by future administrations. We've already won the fluoridation debate overwhelmingly with the science, so there's no benefit to politicizing the issue with federal mandates or dictates.

FAN tried to correct the media misstatements in many interviews, and our representatives reached out to the new administration, suggesting ways in which the federal government could move forward with a science-based approach that would produce a more permanent solution. This included, 1. EPA promulgating rules under TSCA based on our lawsuit victory, 2. ending the CDC's promotion of fluoridation, 3. HHS ending fluoridation grants and funding, 4. EPA using the 6-year review process to reassess the MCL for fluoridation, and 5. CDC changing their fluoridation recommendations and providing new advice to communities based on modern research rather than politics.

At this point, I want to note that FAN has always been and will continue to remain a non-partisan organization. We’ve also always been a single-issue organization. We don’t take a position on any other issue or ideology; our goal is to end water fluoridation. That was our promise 25 years ago when FAN was founded, and that remains our promise today. We’ve also promised to do so grounded in science, bringing only the strongest, most credible research to the forefront of any discussion on fluoridation. We've worked to inform every presidential administration and their CDC/EPA/FDA administrators since FAN's inception, with now being no different.

For some years, RFK has been following FAN’s work and has made it publicly known. He’s shared our work in his social media posts, he’s interviewed Michael Connett, and the nonprofit he founded, Children's Health Defense, has consistently reached out to FAN for information and quotes on fluoridation for their news coverage on the issue. He understands our issue, and we've worked with him just as we've worked with other environmental, civil rights, and community leaders such as Ralph Nader, Erin Brockovich, and Rev. Bernice King.

While January 20th passed without action from the Trump administration on fluoridation, now only two and a half months after that date:

The CDC is going to convene an independent task force to start the process that could and should lead to a new science-based advisory on fluoridation, as opposed to the current CDC advice based on politics and corrupted by dental-lobby influence.

The CDC is no longer going to promote fluoridation or recommend that communities practice it, and the CDC's primary lobbyists for fluoridation, the Oral Health Division and the NIDCR Chief Dental Director are now gone.

The EPA is going to use the 6-year review process under the SDWA to reassess the MCL/MCLG for fluoride.

The Secretary of HHS has called on state legislators and local decision makers to pass laws prohibiting fluoridation.
So while I know supporters are eager to see a quick end to fluoridation, we're clearly seeing immediate action that keeps our movement on track to produce lasting change based on the most credible science and following the accepted federal processes to do so.

Does This Mean The Battle Is Over?

In short, no. If the EPA chooses to move forward with an appeal, we'll have to defend the ruling in court. If the EPA chooses instead to promulgate rules based on the ruling, FAN will need to provide public comment and serve as a watchdog throughout the process. As the EPA moves forward with the reassessment process, FAN will have to provide public comment and submit credible research for consideration. As the CDC convenes their task force, FAN will have to provide information and guidance to the committee. FAN will have to continue our work to ensure that hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars is no longer spent by HHS on fluoridation infrastructure and pro-fluoridation public relations campaigns. And if HHS sends out an advisory to communities setting the "optimal" level at or near 0.0 ppm, we'll have to continue our work organizing and assisting campaigns at the state and local level to ban the practice. FAN will also continue to communicate with the new FDA/HHS/EPA administrators additional ways to adequately regulate fluoride to ensure that U.S. citizens are protected from overexposu

So let us all take a moment to celebrate these major victories and pat ourselves on the back for the significant and meaningful progress we've all made together over the past 25 years. Then, it's time to prepare to work harder than ever to follow through on our promise to create a world safe from fluoride. We're almost there!"

Sincerely,
Stuart Cooper
Executive Director
Fluoride Action Network

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That Fluoride Added to Your Town Water to ‘Prevent Cavities?’ The EPA Says It’s Hazardous Waste
by Brenda Baletti, Ph.D.
4/24/25
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/d...tm_id=20250424

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( The unchecked addition of poisonous hydrofluorosilicic acid in public water for years all over the US is a shocking example of how uninformed and/or apathetic American citizens have become, and how corrupt Congress has become, with so many elected "leaders" obviously on the take from industries that are knowingly doing harm to humans and to the environment for the sake of profit. )

"After Utah last month became the first state to ban water fluoridation, local water managers now face a dilemma: How should they dispose of the remaining fluoride?
Mainstream media, dental associations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other proponents of water fluoridation repeatedly state that the “miracle mineral” fluoride is a “naturally occurring” mineral.
But the fluoride added to town water supplies is far from natural.
Naturally occurring fluoride is calcium fluoride. The fluoride added to water is the byproduct of phosphate fertilizer production, sold off by chemical companies to local water departments across the country.
The byproduct comes in the form of hydrofluorosilicic acid, which is used by most large cities to fluoridate their water.
Hydrofluorosilicic acid is considered a hazardous substance and must be disposed of following strict environmental regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Scott Paxman, general manager of the Weber Basin Conservancy District, which provides water to over 700,000 Utah residents, told The Defender that he reached out to the state Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to inquire about fluoride disposal.
DEQ told Paxman that once the May 7 deadline to end fluoridation in Utah kicks in, any water districts that still have fluoride in their facilities will be subject to regulation as generators of hazardous waste — requiring them to follow an expensive and time-consuming set of regulatory requirements to get rid of their hydrofluorosilicic acid.
Paxman said he was outraged that his water conservancy district would be classified as a hazardous waste generator. “We aren’t hazardous waste generators,” he said. “We are just middlemen.”
He said that for years, water operators in Utah had been raising concerns about the hazards of the acid that they saw firsthand in their facilities and the health risks they and the public faced from fluoride exposure.
Water operators like Paxman were active in the campaign to end fluoridation in Utah, he said. Now they were not getting the guidance they needed to dispose of the chemicals.
‘They have no idea how toxic this stuff is’
Paxman said DEQ’s first suggestion was that the water districts run out the fluoride by stepping up the feed rates of fluoride into the water. The agency pointed out that they could go as high as 4 milligrams per liter (mg/L) — which is the current maximum contaminant level (MCL) enforceable by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The 4 mg/L maximum contaminant level was challenged in the recent landmark lawsuit against the EPA for failing to appropriately regulate the chemical. The EPA lost, and the judge in the case directed the agency to enact new regulations. The EPA is appealing the ruling.
Four mg/L is the level at which fluoride causes skeletal fluorosis, a debilitating condition that causes skeletal deformities. The judge in the federal lawsuit ruled that at 0.7 mg/L, water fluoridation poses an unreasonable risk to children’s health, because evidence shows it leads to reduced IQ.
Paxman said when he saw that suggestion, he realized, “Oh my God, they have no idea what they are talking about. They have no idea how toxic this stuff is.”
Other ideas floated by DEQ included selling the leftover hazardous waste to other states still fluoridating, or returning it to Thatcher Chemical, the industrial chemical distributor that sold them the so-called miracle mineral.
Better guidelines needed for handling, disposing fluoride as hazardous chemical
Paxman has worked with input from fluoride toxicity expert Phyllis Mullenix, Ph.D., and DEQ to develop better guidelines that have since been shared with water operators.
“Since this is a hazardous chemical, with elevated levels of arsenic, lead, mercury and chromium, it must be handled and disposed of as a hazardous chemical, as state and federal regulations require,” Paxman wrote in an email to colleagues.
Operators must legally continue fluoridation until May 7, when they will “mothball” all systems — disconnecting them, shutting down power and winterizing them.
Then they will hire a hazardous waste cleanup company like Clean Harbors to clean up the rest — pumping out their tanks and disposing of the hydrofluorosilicic acid at a hazardous waste facility. He anticipates it will cost his facility alone about $125,000.
Paxman said that at Weber Basin, they have lowered the levels from the recommended 0.7 mg/L to the minimum requirement of 0.5 mg/L out of concern for public safety.
Paxman’s concerns about the hazardous chemical reflect concerns long raised by scientists, even within the regulatory agencies.
In 2000, Dr. William Hirzy, the senior vice president of the EPA’s Headquarters Union of Scientists and Professionals, said:
“If this stuff gets out into the air, it’s a pollutant; if it gets into the river, it’s a pollutant; if it gets into the lake it’s a pollutant; but if it goes right into your drinking water system, it’s not a pollutant … There’s got to be a better way to manage this stuff.”
Other cities, including Branson, Missouri, that voted to end water fluoridation have raised similar concerns that disposing of fluoride will be expensive, because it is hazardous waste.
So-called ‘miracle mineral’ also contains other heavy metals
Unlike the fluoride in toothpaste, fluoridation chemicals are not of pharmaceutical-grade quality. They are unpurified industrial byproducts collected in the air pollution control systems of fertilizer production systems.
The industry formerly allowed these byproducts to vent into the air until it was compelled to mitigate them.
The phosphate industry collects the fluoride gas in a “wet scrubber,” and the resulting hydrofluorosilicic acid liquid is put into storage tanks and shipped to water departments.
In declarations made as part of the fluoride lawsuit, all three major producers of fluorosilicic acid, Mosaic, Solvay and Simplot confirmed that they have never done safety or effectiveness studies on the FDA chemicals they sell for water fluoridation.
Mosaic also noted that the market for their chemicals is “in large part based on the endorsement of fluoridation of public drinking water sources by the American Dental Association and other human health, professional or scientific groups.”
The chemicals are known to contain elevated levels of certain contaminants, including arsenic.
Recently, Mulllenix said, producers of water fluoridation compounds have moved their operations to China, where there is even less regulation — which means more dangerous conditions for workers and more contaminated material.
According to the EPA, by 2019, well over half of the water fluoridation chemicals were imported from China.
Mullenix said she has been frustrated for years by the fact that public health policy makers and public health departments “have totally turned a blind eye to the chemical.”
“They gave no attention to what’s going to happen if you have an overfeed, how do you dispose of the chemical if it’s spilled or leaked? They paid no attention to that or to what the chemical really was,” she said.
This posed a serious problem for water operators. She has worked for years advising workers injured at work handling hydrofluorosilicic acid or sodium fluoride, which smaller communities sometimes use to fluoridate their water.
Mullenix said regulations control only the contaminant level for fluoride itself — which extensive research, including her own, has shown to be a neurotoxicant. The regulations don’t account for other heavy metals present in the acid. “What about the arsenic MCL?” she asked, “What about the lead?”
Unseen risks in the technical process of fluoridating water
Paxman said fluoridating water isn’t as simple as turning a switch on or off, and it’s not cheap, despite what the regulatory agencies told water operators in Utah when they began fluoridating the water in the early 2000s.
Davis County spent tens of millions of dollars to build ten water fluoridation stations, he said. “And we found out very quickly that you don’t fool around with the fluorosilicic acid that we feed into the tanks. It’s super, super corrosive and it off-gases, even from the sealed polyethylene tanks.”
He said the gases etch the glass, corrode the door frames and all of the electronics. It also impacts the health of the operators, he said, who complain of migraines and other health issues when they have to enter the fluoride facilities on a regular basis.
After one of their operators in 2012 was hospitalized when he inhaled fumes during the delivery of hydrofluorosilicic acid from Thatcher, Weber Basin began periodically contracting a state-certified external lab to analyze the chemicals provided, so they could check the contaminant levels themselves and compare them to the company’s claims.
The certificates of analysis show that the shipments of fluoride that then go into the water system regularly have extremely high levels of arsenic and sometimes lead or other metals.
A comparison of the certificates of analysis provided by Thatcher and those done by an independent lab also showed discrepancies between what the company certified and what was in the fluoride that Weber received, which had higher levels of antimony, arsenic, cadmium and other metals.
He also said that the systems have a complex technology in place to measure the amount of fluoride going into the water, but that the dose of fluoride in water inevitably varies. “We have maintained the 0.7 level, but that’s an average,” he said. The actual levels are always “bouncing all over the place,” depending on water flow rates.
He said this is a challenge for fluoridation systems all across the country, and it means that sometimes fluoride levels in drinking water are over the 0.7 mg/L recommended dosage — which is the level that already poses a risk to children’s health
Accidents, cover-ups, corruption and lack of accountability ‘happening everywhere’
Fluoride accidents and overfeeds happen regularly, according to the Fluoride Action Network, which tracks publicly recorded accidents on a webpage. Accidents range from a small, 10-gallon spill in 2012 in Connecticut to an incident in New Orleans in 2008, where the fluorosilicic acid ate through its storage tanks and then through a concrete containment tank.
To avoid a “catastrophic mix of toxic chemicals,” the environment department discharged nearly half a million gallons of the toxic acid into the Mississippi River.
In the city of Sandy, Utah, in 2019, a malfunctioning pump in the water fluoridation system released undiluted hydrofluorosilicic acid into the water in 2019, affecting 1,500 households, institutions and businesses and sickening over 200 people.
An investigation revealed that officials failed to notify the public for 10 days and that fluoride was detected in the drinking water at 40 times the recommended levels.
Fifth-grader Max Widmaier drank that over-fluoridated water in school and soon after spiked a high fever, developed tics, had severe emotional swings, and had developmental regression so severe that at one point he lost the ability to put together sentences, his mother, Jenny Widmaier, told The Defender.
Medical records shared with The Defender showed that after Max was exposed to the over-fluoridated water, he had high levels of several heavy metals in his blood. Several months of intense therapies and strict dietary changes eventually helped Max to recover.
However, Jenny said, Max has essentially no memory of the entire year and to this day cannot be exposed to any fluoride — even food cooked in fluoridated water — without a severe reaction.
The family received no compensation from the city.
Lorna Rosenstein, executive director of Waterwatch of Utah, told The Defender that Sandy was just one of the accidents in Utah in recent years.
In 2007, an estimated 1,500 gallons of hydrofluorosilicic acid was released in a tank rupture at a treatment plant in Salt Lake County, Deseret News reported.
In North Salt Lake in 2014, a feeder pump malfunctioned, and 140 gallons of hydrofluorosilicic acid spilled from the drinking water well house out to the curb and gutter and into the storm drain, according to documents Rosenstein obtained via public records requests.
She has been holding water officials, politicians, and health agency officials accountable for their actions regarding fluoride for years through her public records requests and public advocacy.
Rosenstein said the rules, violations, accidents, cover-ups, corruption and general lack of accountability that kept fluoridation going in Utah are happening everywhere.

Related articles in The Defender
Utah Becomes First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Drinking Water
Utah Set to Become First State to End Water Fluoridation for All Residents
Breaking: Fluoride in Water Poses ‘Unreasonable Risk’ to Children, Federal Judge Rules

Brenda Baletti, Ph.D., is a senior reporter for The Defender. She wrote and taught about capitalism and politics for 10 years in the writing program at Duke University. She holds a Ph.D. in human geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master's from the University of Texas at Austin. "

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Florida Governor Bans Water Fluoridation Across the State
Analysis by Dr. Joseph Mercola
June 17, 2025
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/a...&rid=318308925

https://media.mercola.com/ImageServe...dation-pdf.pdf

"Story at-a-glance
Florida became the second U.S. state to ban water fluoridation after Governor DeSantis signed legislation calling it "forced medication" without informed consent; the ban takes legal effect July 1, 2025 — that’s when public water systems must stop adding fluoride and state regulators can begin enforcement
A National Toxicology Program review of 72 studies found consistent evidence that fluoride exposure lowers children's IQ scores and impairs cognitive development
Multiple states including Ohio and Texas are considering similar bans while federal agencies reevaluate fluoride recommendations under new leadership
Research links fluoride to thyroid dysfunction and neurological harm, with doses as low as 2 to 5 milligrams daily affecting hormone regulation
Many European countries rejected water fluoridation decades ago; 98% of Western Europeans now drink non-fluoridated water

Florida just became the second U.S. state, after Utah, to ban fluoride in public drinking water. Governor Ron DeSantis signed the bill into law, ending a decades-old public health policy that once promised to protect teeth but now faces mounting criticism for threatening neurological and endocrine health. Roughly 63% of Americans currently drink fluoridated water, meaning millions could soon be reevaluating how safe their water really is — and what's really in it.1

Fluoride was added to municipal water systems starting in 1945, based on the idea that ingesting small amounts could reduce cavities. But data now shows the risks outweigh the benefits, particularly for infants and children. Excess fluoride has been linked to thyroid suppression, lower IQ and neurodevelopmental disorders — issues that go far beyond cavities.

Countries across Europe have already moved away from fluoridation. The U.S. is lagging behind, clinging to outdated protocols while evidence mounts that mandatory exposure does more harm than good. As this movement grows, it's important to understand what's driving these bans and how the science supports them.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=atzSOmh_kHY

Florida's Fluoride Ban Draws National Attention
As The New York Times reported, on May 15, 2025, DeSantis signed legislation that bans the addition of fluoride to public water systems throughout the state of Florida.2 DeSantis referred to fluoridation as "forced medication," arguing that the public deserves the right to informed consent when it comes to what's added to their drinking water. This policy change echoes broader public resistance to public health mandates following COVID-era controversies.

The bill DeSantis signed on May 15, 2025 (SB 700, part of the "Florida Farm Bill") takes legal effect on July 1, 2025. That is the date when public water systems statewide must stop adding fluoride, and state regulators can begin issuing compliance orders and penalties.

•The law was introduced amid growing skepticism of government-run health interventions — This ban is part of a broader national movement fueled by leaders like Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. secretary of health and human services, and Lee Zeldin, who leads the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Kennedy has publicly called for all U.S. states to eliminate fluoride from drinking water. DeSantis' position reflects this new wave of political health independence, where bodily autonomy has become a rallying cry in matters of public policy.

•There are safer, individualized alternatives — According to DeSantis, the issue isn't about whether fluoride helps teeth. It's about removing mandatory exposure through municipal water. This line of reasoning appeals to parents, caregivers and individuals who want more control over how and when fluoride enters their or their children's bodies.

•More states are considering similar bans, and federal policy could change — Ohio and Texas are now weighing their own anti-fluoride legislation.

Meanwhile, Zeldin announced that the EPA is reevaluating its fluoride recommendations, and Kennedy planned to tell the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop endorsing community water fluoridation altogether. These announcements suggest that what began as a state-level move could soon reshape federal policy.

My Open Letter to the American Dental Association (ADA)
In an open letter, I urged the ADA to discontinue supporting water fluoridation, based on research linking fluoride exposure to reduced IQ scores, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and thyroid dysfunction. I argued that emerging research no longer justifies this practice continued endorsement reflects outdated science, not best practices.

•Compelling evidence links fluoride to neurological and hormonal damage — Multiple modern studies, many of them high-quality human trials, show clear links between fluoride exposure and reduced intelligence in children. A systematic review in JAMA Pediatrics found that fluoride negatively impacts children's IQ, for instance.3

•Fluoride has negative effects on thyroid function — Fluoride was once used medically in the 1950s in both Europe and South America to lower thyroid hormone levels in people with overactive thyroid, or hyperthyroidism.

That usage relied on a daily fluoride dose as low as 2 to 5 milligrams (mg) — levels many people already consume today if they live in fluoridated regions.4 Even modest intake, over time, interferes with thyroid hormones that regulate metabolism, energy and mood.

•Countries around the world have already rejected water fluoridation — About 98% of people living in Western Europe now drink non-fluoridated water. Nations including Germany, France, the Netherlands and Sweden have completely banned the practice. Instead, they rely on education, dietary improvements and fluoride-free oral hygiene products to support dental health without risking neurological harm.

Largest Review yet Confirms Fluoride Lowers IQ in Children
Published by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) in August 2024, an extensive review assessed 72 studies that investigated the link between fluoride exposure and children's intelligence levels. It also included animal and mechanistic studies to better understand how fluoride impairs cognition. The review found consistent evidence of harm, particularly in children exposed to higher levels of fluoride through drinking water or other environmental sources.5

•Researchers found strong evidence of lower IQ scores in fluoride-exposed children — Eighteen of the 19 highest-quality studies showed that children exposed to elevated fluoride levels scored lower on IQ tests.

These results held across different countries, cultures and types of study design, which adds weight to their validity. The review specifically highlighted three prospective cohort studies, which also found significant negative effects on children's cognitive development.

•The higher the fluoride, the worse the cognitive outcomes — The researchers found a clear pattern: as fluoride exposure increased, IQ scores decreased. Children living in areas with drinking water fluoride concentrations above 1.5 mg/L — the World Health Organization's maximum safe level — were consistently more likely to show lower intellectual performance.

•IQ risks apply even in the U.S. due to total fluoride exposure, not just water levels — The review emphasized that children in the U.S. often exceed "safe" fluoride levels even if their water supply meets federal guidelines. That's because fluoride doesn't just come from drinking water. It's also found in toothpaste, processed food, tea and other sources.

While most of the strongest evidence comes from high-exposure regions, the cumulative intake from multiple sources means that U.S. children, especially those in areas with natural fluoride over 1.5 mg/L, are not exempt from risk.

Simple Steps to Reduce Your Fluoride Exposure and Protect Your Brain
You don't need to wait for your state to pass a law to start protecting yourself and your family from fluoride. If you're concerned about how this chemical affects brain development, thyroid health or long-term cognitive performance, as the evidence clearly shows, you have real, practical options.

Whether you live in a fully fluoridated area or just want to eliminate unnecessary exposure, here's how to take control of what you and your children drink every day. These five steps will help you minimize fluoride in your water, food and dental products, while also supporting better overall health:

1.Switch to a fluoride-filtering water system at home — Fluoride isn’t easy to filter out. Common filters like Brita or PUR won’t do the job. Also, while reverse osmosis has been the standard for removing fluoride for years, it has significant drawbacks, such as wasting water and removing healthy minerals from the water.

Similarly, bone char technology requires the water to be acidic to work properly. So, be sure to install a high-quality filtration system designed to remove fluoride. If you can, consider a whole-house filtration system to catch fluoride at every point of use, including your kitchen sink, bathtub and shower.

2.Use fluoride-free toothpaste and dental products — Most mainstream toothpastes are loaded with fluoride. You're not just brushing your teeth with it, you're also absorbing it through your gums and swallowing trace amounts. That adds up over time. Look for fluoride-free toothpaste and skip the fluoride mouthwashes and gels altogether. The cavity protection you're looking for comes from mechanical brushing, not chemical exposure.

3.Prepare infant formula with filtered water — If you're formula feeding your baby, this one's important. Tap water in fluoridated areas often contains levels high enough to affect a newborn's brain development.

Use only fluoride-free, filtered water, especially during those early developmental months. Breastfeeding is still the best option whenever possible, as breastmilk contains virtually no fluoride and supports healthier gut and immune system development.

4.Watch for hidden sources in your food and drinks — You might not realize that fluoride is also found in everyday items like black and green tea, processed chicken and canned soup. Tea leaves naturally absorb fluoride from the soil, and mechanical processing of poultry often leaves residues on the meat.

5.Stay informed and rethink the fluoride conversation — Most people were taught that fluoride is essential for healthy teeth, but the truth is, modern research is clear: swallowing fluoride exposes you to risks with no benefit. Use this as an opportunity to take back control. The more informed you are, the better choices you can make for your health and your family's future.

FAQs About Fluoride in Drinking Water
Q: Why did Florida ban fluoride in public water?

A: DeSantis signed a law banning fluoride in municipal water, calling it "forced medication" and emphasizing the right to informed consent. The decision aligns with a growing movement across the U.S. questioning the safety and necessity of water fluoridation, especially as studies now link it to neurological and thyroid harm.

Q: Is there scientific evidence that fluoride lowers IQ?

A: Yes. A 2024 report by the National Toxicology Program reviewed 72 studies and found that 18 of the 19 highest-quality studies showed fluoride exposure was consistently associated with lower IQ scores in children. The effect was seen even at levels close to or below what many Americans consume in fluoridated areas.

Q: Does fluoride affect thyroid function?

A: It does. Historically, fluoride was used therapeutically in Europe and South America to suppress thyroid activity in people with overactive thyroid conditions. Modern research confirms that daily intake of 2 to 5 mg, well within what many people consume, interferes with thyroid hormones involved in metabolism, energy and mood.

Q: What are safer ways to maintain good oral health without fluoride?

A: Brushing regularly with fluoride-free toothpaste, eating a nutrient-dense diet and staying hydrated with filtered, fluoride-free water are effective ways to support oral health without the risks tied to systemic fluoride exposure. Regular visits to a biological dentist are also important.

Q: How do I reduce my family's fluoride exposure?

A: Start by installing a water filtration system designed to remove fluoride. Use fluoride-free toothpaste and avoid using unfiltered tap water when preparing infant formula. Be aware that black and green teas, as well as some processed foods, also contain fluoride."

+ Sources and References
1, 2 The New York Times May 15, 2025
3 JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Mar 1;179(3):282-292
4 Fluoride Action Network Endocrine System Effects of Fluoride April 19, 2024
5 National Toxicology Program, NTP Monograph on the State of the Science Concerning Fluoride Exposure and Neurodevelopment and Cognition August 2024

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Fluoridation Lawsuit Update - EPA Granted "Final" Extension
EPA Is Granted Fourth Extension to Make Appeal Decision
Fluoride Action Network <mail@networkforgood.com>
7/3/25
https://fluoridealert.dm.networkforg...dtYWlsLmNvbQ==

"Ten months ago, in September of 2024, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) won a historic 8-year-long legal battle in federal court against the EPA over the neurotoxicity of water fluoridation. The court ruled that fluoridation of water at 0.7 mg/L–the level considered “optimal” by proponents of fluoridation–“poses an unreasonable risk to reduced IQ in children,” and the risk is “sufficient to require the EPA to engage with a regulatory response.” Read the full court ruling.

The ruling doesn’t require the EPA to review the safety of fluoridation, as some proponents of the practice have incorrectly stated. The nearly decade-long trial was the safety review, and fluoridation failed. The court used its authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to officially classify fluoridation chemicals as an unreasonable health hazard, triggering a federal law requiring the EPA to initiate a process to eliminate the risk. The EPA ought to have immediately started the rulemaking process last fall to promulgate new regulations banning the sale and use of fluoridation chemicals for water treatment purposes in an effort to protect public health as quickly as possible. However, that's not what the agency has done.

The court gave the EPA a deadline of mid-January to decide if they planned to appeal the ruling. On January 17th, several days before the appeal deadline and only three days before a new EPA administrator and presidential administration entered office, the EPA filed a Notice of Intent to Appeal. While this notice is the first step in the appeals process, it’s important to point out that it does not necessarily mean the ruling will be appealed. A notice of intent can act as a placeholder to essentially delay the appeal deadline to give the losing party more time to make a decision.

Once a notice of appeal has been filed, it marks the beginning of the time period within which the appellant must file a formal brief with their written arguments. If a brief isn’t filed by the deadline, then the lower court’s ruling stands. Also, the new EPA administrator is not bound by the previous administrator’s intent to appeal, and it can be withdrawn at any point in time, even if a brief is eventually filed.

Fourth Extension

So far, the EPA has not filed a brief. Instead, they have asked for four separate deadline extensions since April. The first deadline was April 11th, but just three days prior to it, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that the agency was concerned about fluoridation’s safety and would be re-examining the allowable level of fluoride in drinking water due to the large body of government-funded research linking the practice to developmental neurotoxicity.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted a new deadline of May 11th, then extended the deadline to June 11th. The EPA then asked for an additional 14-day extension to June 25th, this time giving a reason for their inaction, revealing the following:

“The Solicitor General has not yet authorized appeal in this case…Additional time is warranted to allow the Solicitor General to make that decision, as well as to allow the government to prepare and finalize an opening brief if an appeal is authorized.”

One of the roles of the Solicitor General’s office is to determine whether or not the government will appeal a lower court ruling. This note by the EPA indicates that the former Solicitor General, Elizabeth Prelogar, never authorized an appeal despite having four months to do so. It also means that the EPA filed its Notice of Appeal without knowing if it would ever get approval since Prelogar left her position in January. A new Solicitor General, D. John Sauer, was confirmed on April 4th, and the EPA’s note indicates that he too has not approved an appeal after three months of consideration. The EPA’s motion also states that they have not even started drafting their appeal brief.

The US Court of Appeals has given the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) until mid-July to file their brief. According to our legal counsel, this is the last extension the court will allow.

Interview With Michael Connett

FAN’s attorney, Michael Connett, was recently interviewed for 15 minutes on the popular news show Redacted about the joint announcement by the EPA and CDC in April to re-assess fluoridation guidelines based on the weight of the evidence showing harm. Watch the interview :"

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jl-FcW_pGpc

Stuart Cooper
Executive Director
Fluoride Action Network

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Tell AG Bondi and EPA Administrator Zeldin to Drop EPA’s Appeal in the Decision Against Fluoride
July 16, 2025
Action Alert
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/c...tm_id=20250716

From: team@childrenshealthdefense.org
"On September 24, 2024, the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in Food & Water Watch, et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al. filed in 2017. U.S. District Judge Edward M. Chen wrote in his decision that “fluoridation of water at 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L) – the level presently considered ‘optimal’ in the United States – poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children.”

However, last month, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a fourth extension in its appeal of the 2024 decision. The agency is now set to appeal the ruling on July 18. According to the Fluoride Action Network, the “EPA still can, and should, decide not to pursue an appeal and let Judge Chen’s ruling stand that fluoridation presents an unreasonable neurotoxic risk to children.”

The Fluoride Action Network reports that over 600 studies have confirmed that fluoride exposure can damage the brain:

Over 300 animal studies show that prolonged exposure to varying levels of fluoride can damage the brain.
85 human studies link fluoride exposures with reduced intelligence.
Over 60 animal studies report that mice or rats ingesting fluoride have an impaired capacity to learn and/or remember.
12 studies (7 human, 5 animal) link fluoride with neurobehavioral deficits.
Three human studies link fluoride exposure with impaired fetal brain development.
11 mother-offspring studies link certain levels of fluoride in the urine of pregnant women to reduced IQ in their offspring.

Take Action Now! : https://childrenshealthdefense.org/c...tm_id=20250716

Simply complete the action to reach Administrator Lee Zeldin.

You can also send a message to Attorney General Pamela Bondi. Create your own message or use the following suggested copy:

I urge you to stop extending the appeals process in the federal court case on the neurotoxicity of fluoridation chemicals (Food and Water Watch v. EPA). There is a large volume of government funded peer-reviewed science linking fluoride exposure to brain damage, endocrine system disruption, kidney disease, and potential liver damage to children. The EPA needs to stop pursuing an appeal and abide by Judge Chen’s ruling that fluoridation presents an unreasonable neurotoxic risk to children.

As part of this lawsuit, the EPA was petitioned and asked to protect children nine years ago yet the agency has done nothing but delay the process in coordination with the special interest groups that have promoted fluoridation for decades without verifying safety. Every day, approximately 200 million Americans have fluoride intentionally added to their drinking water, including over two million pregnant women and over 300,000 exclusively formula-fed babies who are being overexposed to fluoridated water.

Please do what previous administrations have failed to do: listen to the science, protect our children, and help to restore public trust in the EPA.

Join us in speaking up to end EPA’s plan to appeal Judge Chen’s landmark September 2024 decision that fluoride poses an unreasonable risk to children. The EPA must address this risk.

Thank you for taking action,

The Children’s Health Defense Team "