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Lakeland votes to stop adding fluoride to water
FOX 13’s Carla Bayron reports on the City of Lakeland's voting to remove fluoride from public water systems on Monday. While critics say that removing fluoride from water will have detrimental health impacts on the community,
Lakeland commissioners unanimously vote to stop adding fluoride to city water
After Monday's vote, the only communities in Polk County that still fluoridate their drinking water are Bartow, Haines City and Auburndale, according to previous Ledger reporting. Polk County has never added fluoride. Lake Alfred stopped the practice in a unanimous city commission vote on Dec. 2.
City of Lakeland votes to remove fluoride from drinking water
The City of Lakeland has joined the growing list of local governments in Florida voting to remove fluoride from drinking water after commissioners signed off on the move Monday.
Lakeland City Commission votes to remove fluoride from drinking water
LAKELAND, Fla. — The City of Lakeland unanimously voted Monday to remove fluoride from drinking water, effective immediately. The city said the fluoride that is in the water supply will run through the system, but the pumps that add it will be turned off.
Lakeland votes to end fluoridation
City officials said the fluoridation was turned off minutes after the unanimous decision. DOGE cost-cutter-in-chief Elon Musk likened the U.S. retirement system to a pyramid scheme during a podcast with Joe Rogan.
Florida is waging a fight over fluoride in drinking water. Where does your county stand?
As Florida wages a battle over fluoride in drinking water, an analysis of state data shows that municipalities that add ...
Florida’s fluoride critics decry its health risks. But not fluoridating water also is dangerous, an exclusive analysis shows.
As Florida wages a battle over fluoride in drinking water, an analysis of state data shows that municipalities that add ...
Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities’ ability to decide
Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t ...
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Fluoride is being removed from another Charlotte-area county
Another Charlotte-area county says it will no longer put fluoride in its water. The move by Lincoln County last month comes ...
Florida Farm Bill proposals: No more fluoride in drinking water, no more almond 'milk'
Proposals in the 2025 Florida Farm Bill include prohibition on fluoride in drinking water and use of the word "milk" to ...
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Two state lawmakers want to ban fluoride in public water systems across Louisiana
Republican Louisiana state Sens. Mike Fesi and Patrick McMath are sponsoring legislation prohibiting fluoridation of public ...
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Do you support removing fluoride from drinking water? Oviedo’s mayor wants to know
Oviedo Mayor Megan Sladek is asking Floridians to participate in a survey asking whether they support the banning of fluoride ...
Utah Could Become the First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water
A bill before the governor would prohibit adding fluoride to water systems. The move could affect children’s health, experts ...
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ADA urges Utah governor to veto water fluoridation bill
The Utah legislature passed a bill in February to ban water fluoridation in the state's public drinking water systems. While prohibiting the addition of fluoride to public water supplies, the bill ...