Federal court rules against EPA in lawsuit over fluoride in water
WEB1 day 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 …
WEB1 day 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 ...
Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA
WEB1 day ago · The EPA — a defendant in the lawsuit — argued that it wasn’t clear what impact fluoride exposure might have at lower levels. But the agency is required to make sure there is a margin between ...
Health concerns around fluoride in water merit EPA action, judge …
WEB20 hours ago · Health concerns around fluoride in water merit EPA action, judge rules. The Environmental Protection Agency must address concerns about potential health risks posed by the recommended levels of ...
Court Confirms: EPA Must Strengthen Fluoride Regulations
WEB22 hours 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 ...
EPA must address fluoridated water's risk to children's IQs, US …
WEB1 day 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 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 ...
Fluoride ruling pushes EPA for regulatory action
WEB1 day ago · The ruling is a monumental win for anti-fluoride groups, who sued in April 2017 after EPA denied their petition asking for a ban on adding additional fluoridation chemicals to drinking water.
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 ...
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 ...
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