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"Fluoride Ruling Pushes EPA For Regulatory Action"

"A landmark federal court ruling found the drinking water additive poses sufficient risk for EPA to act."

"In a first-of-its-kind ruling, a federal district court said teeth-strengthening chemicals added to drinking water pose an “unreasonable risk,” a designation prompting EPA regulations under the nation’s premier toxics law.

The landmark decision, published late Tuesday from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, marks a rare occasion where a judge ruled on the scientific merits and sided against agency experts.

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 in children.”"

Ellie Borst reports for E&E News September 25, 2024.

SEE ALSO:

"EPA Must Address Fluoridated Water's Risk To Children's IQs, US Judge Rules" (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/epa-must-address-fluoridated-waters-ris...

Source: E&E News, 09/26/2024