EPA To Appeal Landmark Court Decision On Water Fluoridation, Attorney Says

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) intends to appeal a decision by a federal judge last year addressing the health risks of fluoride in public water systems, Michael Connett, lead attorney for the plaintiffs, said.

A federal judge ruled last September 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?

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