Tag: EPA
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Fluoride in drinking water needs new EPA review over risks to children, judge rules
A federal judge in California has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen regulations for fluoride in drinking water, saying the compound poses an unreasonable potential risk to children at levels that are currently typical nationwide. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco on Tuesday sided with several advocacy groups, finding the current practice…
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RFK Jr. wants more scrutiny of chemicals, but Trump’s EPA did the opposite
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. endorsed Donald Trump, he suggested that Trump’s health policy could include revisiting standards for chemicals and pesticides — part of an agenda Kennedy has dubbed “Make America Healthy Again.” But two former and two current staffers at the Environmental Protection Agency told NBC News that stance contrasts starkly with how…