In a court hearing on Tuesday, the second trial date was set for Jan. 29, 2024, in the ongoing lawsuit (pdf) brought against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) “to prohibit the addition of fluoridation chemicals to drinking water supplies.”
The lawsuit that began six years ago has seen many delays and recently revealed (pdf) government attempts to limit and delay the May 2022 National Toxicology Program’s (NTP) monograph (pdf), reviewing fluoride neurotoxicity.The NTP monograph draft that included comments provided by the Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), the NTP’s subsequent responses, and a related meta-analysis, was finally made public on March 15 under an agreement reached amid the suit.
