A lawsuit against the EPA, by Food and Water Watch Inc. and a coalition of health organizations and individuals concerned about the fluoride in our drinking water, was recently upheld when a judge in the Northern District of California denied a motion by the EPA to “limit the information available to the court while making their decision on whether or not to ban water fluoridation.”1
Food and Water Watch Inc. filed the lawsuit only after the EPA rejected a citizen petition calling for the EPA to ban fluoride chemicals in the drinking water supply. (Under section 21 of The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) citizens are allowed to petition the EPA to regulate or ban individual chemicals.2)
“As the lawsuit proceeded the EPA interpreted the language of the law to mean the judge should be limited to reviewing the information the EPA provided when it decided to reject the petition on February 17, 2017. “The disagreement is whether, in reaching its own decision, the court can consider information that the EPA did not have access to e.g. expert testimony, new studies, documents obtained in discovery, etc.,” Michael Connett, the attorney representing the coalition told Bloomberg Environment before the ruling.”3
The truth always comes out. It might take awhile, but it always comes to light. The idea that the EPA didn’t have access to experts on the matter of fluoride, or recent enough studies showing just how dangerous it is, is totally preposterous. I’m so elated the judge thought so, too.
By denying the EPA’s motion, the court’s ruling could now have larger implications on the legality of water fluoridation, in fact, it may even force the EPA to reconsider the petition to ban water fluoridation altogether.
What is Fluoride?
To answer that question, check out the video below:
What are the health effects?
Several studies have shown that fluoride causes health issues, especially for children:
- CBS: Fluoride exposure in utero linked to lower IQ in kids, study says
- Fluoride in Water Can SLOW Down Your Brain…
- Fluoridated Water Linked to 30% More Hypothyroidism
Unprecedented lawsuit could end water fluoridation in US based on neurotoxicity studies
We have been hoping for a very long time to rid our drinking water of fluoride because it’s both unnecessary and dangerous. We have a glimmer of hope that that might happen in our lifetime and will update you as the trial progresses.
