The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will reconsider the health impacts of fluoride in drinking water — taking what could be an initial step toward new national limits or a ban on the substance. An EPA press release said Monday that the agency would “expeditiously review new scientific information on potential health risks of fluoride in drinking water” and that doing so will inform any potential moves to restrict fluoride under the Safe Drinking Water Act. “Without prejudging any outcomes, when this evaluation is completed, we will have an updated foundational...

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Monday he plans to direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to stop recommending water fluoridation in communities nationwide. He also announced the formation of a task force to examine the issue more closely. His comments came after a news conference in Salt Lake City, where he spoke with The Associated Press. On the same day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed...