A Look at Colorado Springs' Surprising Fluoride History as some States Remove It From Water

Journalists Unpack Drug Prices, Threats to Medicaid, and the Fluoridation of Water

Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed the FDA’s phasing out of fluoride drops and tablets for children on CBS’ “CBS Mornings” on May 15. Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings.” KFF Health News Southern correspondent Sam Whitehead discussed what Medicaid cuts could mean for Georgia on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s “Politically Georgia” on May 14. Whitehead then discussed Georgia health bills on…

Fluoride fears spread across the country, North Carolina isn’t exempt

By Sydney Brainard UNC Media Hub On Thursday, Florida became the second state in the country to ban fluoride in its public water systems, following Utah’s ban in March. Several other states, including Montana, North Dakota and South Carolina have also proposed their own state-wide fluoride bans.  For some in North Carolina, it’s a similar story. Last year, Union County voted to ban the addition of fluoride in their public water system. Only mont…

A look at Colorado Springs' surprising fluoride history as some states remove it from water

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) - Florida's governor signed a bill this week to make his state, along with Utah, the second state to ban adding fluoride to the water supply. The passage comes as US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr calls the mineral "industrial waste". At a news conference Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis said, "Yes, use fluoride for your teeth, that’s fine, but forcing it in the water supply is basically forced medication …

If federal guidelines on fluoride change, some areas of Colorado would be unaffected

Many Colorado municipalities would face minimal disruption from any federal changes due to naturally occurring fluoride in their water sources.

Two states have now passed fluoride bans. These other ones introduced bills.

Here's how many states have banned fluoride from drinking water and what states have anti-fluoride bills on the table.