PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three cities in southwest Washington have joined the list of communities nationally that have revisited the issue of adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water. Read more...

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Camas, Battle Ground, Longview wade into debate over adding fluoride to drinking water

Three cities in Southwest Washington have joined the list of communities nationally that have revisited the issue of adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water. City council members in Longview plan to discuss the issue Thursday during a public debate-style workshop, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Battle Ground waded into the debate earlier this month and the Camas City Council plans to hold a hearing in March. The meetings held o…

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Longview, Camas and Battle Ground will soon decide whether health concerns about adding fluoride to their city drinking water outweigh the oral health benefits of the cavity-fighting mineral. Longview city councilors will weigh the benefits and risks of fluoride in drinking water on Thursday during a public debate-style workshop that’s set to last several hours. The Camas City Council will host a hearing March 17. Battle Ground started the proce…

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Three Southwest Washington cities consider removing fluoride from drinking water

In southwest Washington State, three cities have recently rekindled the debate over adding fluoride to public drinking water as the U.S. Senate considers critic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services.Newsweek reached out to the Trump administration for comment via email.Why It MattersThe renewed debate was sparked by a federal judge's ruling in California last year, which mandated that the U.S. Environmental Pr…

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three cities in southwest Washington have joined the list of communities nationally that have revisited the issue of adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water. City council members in Longview plan to discuss the issue Thursday during a public debate-style workshop, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Battle Ground waded into the debate earlier

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Communities in Washington state wade into debate over adding fluoride to drinking water

Longview, Camas and Battle Ground will soon decide whether health concerns about adding fluoride to their city drinking water outweigh the oral health benefits of the cavity-fighting mineral.

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SW Washington cities consider removing fluoride from drinking water

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Camas, Battle Ground, Longview wade into debate over adding fluoride to drinking water

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