Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · For five decades before that, the recommended upper range was 1.2. The World Health Organization has set a safe limit for fluoride in drinking water of 1.5. Separately, the EPA has a longstanding requirement that water systems cannot have more than 4 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water.
Federal court rules against EPA in lawsuit over fluoride in water
WEBSep 25, 2024 · Michael Connett, a partner at the law firm Siri & Glimstad and the lead attorney for the groups who brought the lawsuit, said the law now requires EPA to take action to remove the risk of fluoride.
EPA must address fluoridated water's risk to children's IQs, US …
WEBSep 25, 2024 · 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.
Historic Court Decision in Fluoridation Toxicity Case Orders EPA to …
WEBIn a first-of-its-kind decision, a federal court in California ruled yesterday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) must strengthen regulation of fluoride in …
Federal judge orders EPA further regulate fluoride in drinking
WEBChen, in his 80-page ruling, wrote there is "little dispute" over whether fluoride is hazardous and ordered the EPA to take steps to lower that risk, but didn’t say what those measures should be.
Fluoride in drinking water needs new EPA review over risks ... - NBC News
WEBSep 26, 2024 · 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.
Judge orders EPA to address impacts of fluoride in drinking water
WEBWhile the EPA is required to take 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 …
EPA Must Reduce Fluoride's IQ Risks to Children, Court Says (1)
WEBGroups led by Food & Water Watch and the Fluoride Action Network had sued the EPA after the agency denied a petition to outlaw the 75-year-old practice of adding fluoride …
Court Confirms: EPA Must Strengthen Fluoride Regulations
WEBFor decades, local governments have followed federal recommendations to add fluoride to drinking water. Public water systems provide fluoridated drinking water to over 207 …
Health Concerns Around Fluoride in Water Merit EPA Action, …
WEBTHURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The Environmental Protection Agency must address concerns about potential health risks posed by the recommended levels of …
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