Judge Orders EPA to Consider Risk Posed by Fluoridated Water to Children’s IQs

Judge Orders EPA to Consider Risk Posed by Fluoridated Water to Children’s IQsThe United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been ordered by a federal judge to strengthen regulations surrounding fluoride in drinking water. In San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen took the side of several advocacy groups to find that, at current levels, fluoridating drinking water supplies presented an unreasonable risk to the developing brains of children, reported Reuters. “The scientific literature in the record provides a high level of certainty that a hazard is present; fluoride is associated with reduced IQ,” said Chen, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, as Reuters reported. Chen said a non-jury trial with the advocacy groups had established enough of a risk of harm to require a response from the EPA pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).