Federal court rules against EPA in lawsuit over fluoride in water
WEB2 days ago · September 25, 2024 / 11:46 AM EDT / CBS News. A federal court in California ruled late Tuesday against the Environmental Protection Agency, ordering officials to take action over concerns about ...
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA
WEB2 days ago · 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.
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA …
WEB2 days ago · Updated 2:07 PM PDT, September 25, 2024. NEW YORK (AP) — 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.S. District Judge Edward Chen cautioned that it’s not certain that the amount of ...
Court Confirms: EPA Must Strengthen Fluoride Regulations
WEB1 day ago · As the Court wrote, we have proven “that water fluoridation at the level of 0.7 mg/L — the prescribed optimal level of fluoridation in the United States — presents an ‘unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors.’”. As a result, the EPA can no longer ignore the ...
Health concerns around fluoride in water merit EPA action, judge …
WEB1 day ago · The Environmental Protection Agency must address concerns about potential health risks posed by the recommended levels of fluoride in the country's drinking water, a federal court in California ...
Fluoride in drinking water needs new EPA review over risks ... - NBC News
WEB1 day ago · By Reuters. A federal judge in California has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen regulations for fluoride in drinking water, saying the compound poses an unreasonable ...
EPA must address fluoridated water's risk to children's IQs, US …
WEB2 days ago · More than 200 million Americans, or about 75% of the population, currently have fluoride added to their drinking water at recommended levels of 0.7 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water.
Fluoride ruling pushes EPA for regulatory action
WEB2 days ago · Senior Judge Edward Chen found the level of fluoridation chemicals that health and EPA officials consider “optimal” — 0.7 milligram per liter — “poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ ...
Health Concerns Around Fluoride in Water Merit EPA Action, …
WEB1 day ago · THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The Environmental Protection Agency must address concerns about potential health risks posed by the recommended levels of fluoride in the country's ...
Judge orders EPA to address impacts of fluoride in drinking water
WEB1 day ago · While the EPA is required to take a regulatory action, the ruling did not ban or in any way limit the addition of fluoride to public drinking water supplies. In a Sept. 25 statement, the ADA said it remains “staunchly in support” of community water fluoridation at optimal levels to help prevent tooth decay. “The district court ruling ...
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