Thanks to Derrick Broze of the Conscious Resistance and Brenda Baletti of Children’s Health Defense for their contributions to this detailed overview of the TSCA fluoride lawsuit.
With permission from the Fluoride Action Newtwork.
The First Fluoride Trial (June 2020)
Justice Delayed (2020-2024)
The Second Fluoride Trial (February 2024)
The Judgment
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) of 1976, a group of non-profits and individuals petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2016 to end the addition of fluoridation chemicals into U.S. drinking water due to fluoride's neurotoxicity. The EPA rejected the petition. In response the groups sued the EPA in Federal Court in 2017. Evidence on fluoride’s neurotoxicity was heard by the Court in two phases: a 7-day trial in June 2020, and a 14-day trial in February 2024. As of May 2024, a judgment from the court had yet to be rendered. Official Court link: Food and Water Watch et al. v. United States Environmental Protection Agency et al.