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Florida Republicans continue push to ban local governments from putting fluoride in water
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Florida bill moves to ban fluoride in local water supplies
The bill would prevent in public water systems "the use of any additive included primarily for health-related purposes."
Florida Senate panel backs bill to ban fluoride in public water systems
While many communities in Florida have opted to remove the fluoridation process from public water supplies, proposed legislation in Tallahassee would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water.
Florida lawmakers consider bill to ban fluoride in water supply
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill that would have a direct impact on our area. Back in November, right after the election, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said Donald Trump would remove fluoride from the water supply on his first day in office.
Some states push to ban fluoride in water. Will Alabama lawmakers keep it in public water?
Currently, Alabama provides fluoride to in water systems. Will that change with other states asking to ban fluoride in the water?
Nebraska lawmakers consider removing requirement for cities to add fluoride to water supply
Public health versus personal freedom was the central debate during discussion Wednesday of a bill that would eliminate a requirement that Nebraska communities fluoridate their water supplies.
Florida Senate Committee Backs Bill To Ban Fluoride In Public Water Supplies
A Florida Senate committee unanimously approved a sweeping bill Tuesday that would prohibit local governments from adding fluoride to public water systems, escalating a growing debate over a decades-old public health practice.
Florida’s surgeon general gets a lukewarm reception in Miami on his fluoride fight
The fluoride fight comes to Miami, but some county commissioners are cool to the suggestion that there’s a problem.
DeSantis brings the fluoride fight to Miami. Will county commissioners buckle?
The fight against fluoride is coming to Miami on Tuesday, when the state’s top health official under Gov. Ron DeSantis will ...
Florida’s fluoride critics decry its health risks. But not fluoridating water also is dangerous, an exclusive analysis shows.
As Florida wages a battle over fluoride in drinking water, an analysis of state data shows that municipalities that add ...
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Fluoride fight intensifies in Alachua County
While some politicians say fluoridated water is government overreach, medical experts say it's important and effective for ...
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Florida Surgeon General recommends Miami-Dade stop adding fluoride to municipal drinking water
Ladapo appeared before Miami Dade County’s committee on safety and health Tuesday, alongside University of Florida professor ...
Inside America’s Fluoride Rebellion
Florida is the latest battleground in a series of standoffs over adding the chemical to local water supplies—with Utah set to ...