Birmingham’s water utility said previous leaders had stopped fluoridating the drinking water at three of its four plants without telling the public. Now, it’s making the change permanent.

Current utility leaders say fluoridation had already lapsed years earlier under the previous Birmingham Water Works Board.

CAW board member Sheila Tyson said there were four water plants that filtered water for Central Alabama. But in 2024, three ...

On March 20, Central Alabama Water announced it would stop adding fluoride to its drinking water. The utility said the ...

A new effort to remove fluoride from public drinking water supplies in Louisiana would allow local residents to vote on the ...

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - A bill filed in the Louisiana Legislature could change what’s in many communities’ drinking water across the state. Louisiana Senate Bill 4 would repeal the state requirement that ...

On March 20, 1997, KNOE’s 1,989-foot tower in Riverton collapsed during maintenance, killing one worker and injuring two. KNOE returned on air within hours using temporary transmitters, and the tower ...

Louisiana Sen. Mike Fesi has introduced a second bill to repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation program and prohibit public water systems from automatically adding the mineral.

As a dental hygienist, I was taught how beneficial fluoride is to prevent dental decay, but my curiosity led me to discover some horrible facts about fluoride. I’ll list only two for brevity. One is ...

OROVILLE, Calif. - Drinking water in Oroville will soon be free of added fluoride. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) in February approved a request from the Oroville City Council to ...

Supporters of a statewide fluoride ban packed an Ohio House Natural Resources Committee hearing last Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pull the mineral out of public drinking water. Backers cast the move ...