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#Trump #EPA tells scientists to stop publishing studies, employees say
Staff from the EPA’s Office of #Water were summoned to a “town hall” meeting this week & told to pause the publication of most #research, pending a review.
#PublicHealth #Climate #pollution #science #law #EnvironmentalLaw
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/09/20/epa-scientists-research-publications/
Amid Rise of RFK Jr., Officials Waver on Drinking Water Fluoridation — Even in the State Where It Started
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As federal agencies review their guidance on fluoridation and the nation’s top health official calls fluoride “industrial waste,” state and local governments are pulling back on the practice, upending a decadeslong public health success story.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fluoride-drinking-water-rfk-jr-michigan-cdc-hhs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Health #RFKJr #PublicHealth #Michigan #Water #Government
PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.
The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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every 3-4 years when they are cleaning it the authorities allow visitors into the #Lodz waterworks.
They are pretty fussy about security (I guess rightly so) but they do allow pictures.
#Whispers of the #Mountain #Stream by Kaye Menner Wide variety #Prints & lovely #Products at:
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After decades of fluoridating drinking water to improve public health, some communities are increasingly wavering on the practice.
In one Michigan county, the medical director is mirroring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts against fluoridation.
https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-fluoride-drinking-water-st-clair-county?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post