Food & Water Watch, Inc. et al v. Environmental Protection Agency et al

  1. June 09, 2020

    Fluoride In Water Is 'Endangering' Children's IQs, Judge Told

    Fluoride is a human developmental neurotoxin that lowers children's IQ levels, a Harvard University epidemiologist warned during a California federal bench trial Tuesday, testifying on behalf of nonprofit groups seeking to force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban adding fluoride to 200 million Americans' drinking water.

  2. June 08, 2020

    Advocates Say Fluoride Harms Infants As Trial Opens

    Groups seeking to ban drinking-water fluoridation argued during the opening of a California federal bench trial Monday that fluoride poses significant neurological risks to newborns, while the EPA argued that they don't have standing to sue and that their experts cite a "hodgepodge" of unreliable studies.

  3. June 05, 2020

    Calif. Trial To Decide Risk Of Fluoride In Drinking Water

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will square off at trial Monday in California federal court against groups seeking to force the EPA to ban the addition of fluoride to drinking water, in a closely watched case that could affect nearly 200 million Americans who drink fluoridated water.

  4. December 21, 2017

    EPA Can't Ditch Enviro's Fluoride Fight, Calif. Judge Says

    A California federal judge on Thursday denied the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's bid to toss a lawsuit from Food & Water Watch and others seeking to ban drinking-water fluoridation, rejecting the agency's assertion the advocates didn't provide enough information to determine if the chemical poses an unreasonable risk.