Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city in the world to add fluoride to drinking water in 1945 as part of a study first sponsored by the U.S. Surgeon General, then taken over by the National ...

Kennedy Jr. is calling for an end to fluoridation in American communities, but when – and why – did the practice start? Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city in the world to add fluoride to ...

Kennedy Jr. announced this week that he will soon direct the Centers for Disease Control to stop recommending fluoride be added to public drinking water. This announcement comes as lawmakers in ...

As the Trump administration takes steps to discourage the incorporation of fluoride in drinking water, experts warn the moves may have serious consequences for Americans’ health. The ...

For decades, municipalities in the state have chosen whether or not to add a small amount of fluoride into the public water supply, in accordance with EPA regulations and federal guidelines.

28, 2025. DOUGLAS HANKS [email protected] The fluoride wars that have been raging in Florida for months recently reached Miami-Dade County. Now Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who has said she ...

TWO NEWS. SEMINOLE COUNTY IS THE FIRST COUNTY IN CENTRAL FLORIDA TO VOTE TO REMOVE FLUORIDE FROM YOUR DRINKING WATER. NOW, THAT MEANS MORE THAN 224,000 PEOPLE, ALMOST HALF THE COUNTY’S ...

Fluoride is added to public tap water in Phoenix and other localities to prevent tooth decay, but the new U.S. health secretary could change that. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.