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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to appeal a federal court ruling that states water fluoridation “poses an unreasonable risk of reduced IQ in children,” Fluoride Action Network announced.
“The notice from the EPA did not offer an explanation or justification for their decision, which was made only three days before a new EPA administrator and presidential administration enters office. So far, the EPA has also chosen not to respond or make a statement to media outlets,” Fluoride Action Network wrote.
“It’s important to note that the EPA’s decision has no binding effect on the incoming administration and EPA administrator, who could independently assess the ruling and the science behind it and choose not to pursue an appeal. This could happen as soon as day one of the new administration,” it added.
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EPA Files Notice of AppealThis afternoon, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notified the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California that they plan to appeal the federal court ruling that water fluoridation “poses an unreasonable… pic.twitter.com/jSPrUkhqH7
— Fluoride Action Network (@FluorideAction) January 18, 2025
The decision is a continuation of the EPA’s reluctance to admit they have failed to protect the public adequately from this pollutant for over 50 years. During the fluoride trial, the EPA showed that they view fluoridation chemicals as a protected pollutant when it was revealed that they radically departed from their own guidelines when assessing the hazard fluoridation poses. The court gave the EPA a second chance to properly assess the neurotoxic side effects of fluoridation, but they failed to do so.
Throughout the trial, the EPA continuously filed motions in an attempt to slow and prolong the proceedings. They also opposed the court’s resumption of the trial in 2024, asking for further delay after the trial had already been in abeyance for several years waiting for the National Toxicology Program’s systematic review of fluoride neurotoxicity. The NTP’s report was censored in 2022 by the U.S. Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary Admiral Rachel Levine at the behest of the dental-lobby and those regulators they could influence.
These attempts by outgoing EPA and HHS administrators to delay and obstruct the creation of rules protecting the public will only result in harm to hundreds of thousands of additional children, particularly those whose families are unable to afford expensive reverse osmosis or distillation filtration of their tap water. As the court stated, over 200 million U.S. residents, including 2 million pregnant women and 300,000 exclusively bottle fed infants are exposed to fluoridated water on a daily basis.
“The EPA has just announced it will be appealing the Court’s order which requires the EPA to take regulatory action to protect the public from fluoridation’s neurological risks. This is part of EPA’s longstanding pattern of ducking its head in the sand and avoiding any action that would challenge the fossilized status quo on fluoride. It is important, however, to note that EPA’s decision today has no binding effect on the incoming administration. It can undo this decision on day one, or anytime thereafter,” attorney Michael Connett said.
“The Court’s order provides the new administration a clear legal pathway to ban fluoridation, which would bring the US in line with the vast majority of Europe. As Europe has long recognized, there are far safer and more effective ways of using fluoride for dental health than adding it to everyone’s tap water,” he added.
Lead attorney for FAN and our co-plaintiffs in the case, Michael Connett, stated:
“The EPA has just announced it will be appealing the Court’s order which requires the EPA to take regulatory action to protect the public from fluoridation’s neurological risks. This is part of… pic.twitter.com/emBkTtscsl
— Fluoride Action Network (@FluorideAction) January 18, 2025
“On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water. Fluoride is an industrial waste associated with arthritis, bone fractures, bone cancer, IQ loss, neurodevelopmental disorders, and thyroid disease,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump’s nominee for Health and Human Services secretary, said in November.
“On October 4 ,an Obama appointed Federal Judge held against EPA after reviewing thousands of scientific studies and weeks of expert testimony ruling that the agency had improperly approved this dangerous neurotoxin,” he added.
On October 4 ,an Obama appointed Federal Judge held against EPA after reviewing thousands of scientific studies and weeks of expert testimony ruling that the agency had improperly approved this dangerous neurotoxin. https://t.co/vww2VHyWa5
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) November 3, 2024
A U.S. federal judge ruled last year that water fluoridation at current U.S. levels presents an “unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, including an unreasonable risk to a potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulation under the conditions of use.”
Could Water Fluoridation Be Ended After Landmark Court Decision?
“In a decision that could end the practice of water fluoridation in the U.S., a federal judge late Tuesday ruled that water fluoridation at current U.S. levels poses an ‘unreasonable risk’ of reduced IQ in children. The @EPA can no longer ignore that risk, and must take regulatory action, Judge Edward Chen of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California wrote in the long-awaited landmark decision,” Children’s Health Defense wrote.
“More than 200 million Americans drink water treated with fluoride at the ‘optimal’ level of 0.7 milligrams per liter (mg/L). However, Chen ruled that a preponderance of scientific evidence shows this level of fluoride exposure may damage human health, particularly that of pregnant mothers and young children,” the organization continued.
“The verdict delivers a major blow to the EPA, public health agencies like the @CDCgov and professional lobbying groups like the American Dental Association (ADA), which have staked their reputations on the claim that water fluoridation is one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century and an unqualified public good. Fluoride proponents refused to reexamine that stance despite mounting scientific evidence from top researchers and government agencies of fluoride’s neurotoxic risks, particularly for infants’ developing brains. Instead, they attempted to weaken and suppress the research and discredit the scientists carrying it out,” it added.
🚨 BREAKING: Fluoride in Water Poses ‘Unreasonable Risk’ to Children, Federal Judge Rules
In a decision that could end the practice of water fluoridation in the U.S., a federal judge late Tuesday ruled that water fluoridation at current U.S. levels poses an “unreasonable risk”… pic.twitter.com/GqkJAYpVL4
— Children’s Health Defense (@ChildrensHD) September 25, 2024
CBS News reports:
Attorneys for the Biden administration said Friday they would seek to challenge a court loss last year that could pave the way for the Trump administration to ban the use of fluoride in water.
The Biden administration’s notice, filed Friday with the federal district court in San Francisco, comes just days ahead of a Jan. 21 deadline for the appeal.
While last year’s ruling did not order the Environmental Protection Agency to ban water fluoridation, opponents say it carved out a “clear legal pathway” giving the federal government authority to force local governments to stop adding the chemical to the water supply.
Public health experts have long defended fluoridation as one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. The American Dental Association said last year that research shows it is a “safe, beneficial and cost-effective public health measure” for preventing cavities.
District Court Judge Edward Chen ruled last year that evidence showed fluoride was “hazardous at dosages that are far too close to fluoride levels in the drinking water of the United States,” but stopped short of ordering the EPA to ban the practice.