EPA Must Reduce Fluoride’s Risks to Children’s IQ
After more than four years in court, a U.S. District Court judge has reached a historical ruling: fluoride in drinking water poses an “unreasonable risk” to brain development in children and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must take regulatory action to eliminate that risk. Judge Edward Chen who ruled on the case was careful […]
Report Finds High Levels of Fluoride in Water Linked to Lower IQ in Kids
A U.S. government systemic review by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) has concluded “with moderate confidence” that fluoride in drinking water at twice the recommended limit is linked with lower IQ in children.1 Federal officials allegedly blocked the report from release to the public for two years until a federal judge forced the report’s release […]
Drinking Water Fluoridation: Is It Safe?
Experts have called the practice of adding the chemical compound fluoride to drinking water as “safe and effective” for decades. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named it one of the top 10 greatest health achievements of the 20th century. For years, those who have opposed it have been called “anti-science” […]