CAW vs Birmingham: Fluoride Water Fight

0:00It's April 1st. This is Birmingham News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. Central Alabama Water is clashing hard with Birmingham over fluoride in the city's drinking water. The company, once called Birmingham Waterworks, halted the additive, possibly up to two years ago without much notice. Birmingham sued to bring it back, and Jefferson County Circuit Judge Frederick Bowling slapped them with a temporary order to restart fluoridation. Right away. The C.A.W. is firing back, demanding Bowling step aside from the case. They pointed his history as a lawyer for the old Birmingham Waterworks, and later handling suits against the company, claiming it clouds his, fairness. Public officials aren't holding back on the criticism. Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and Jefferson County Health Officer David Hicks have called out C.A.W.'s recent policy shifts, saying they're putting, folks health at risk. C.A.W. and other plaintiffs argue that even without direct bias, the nonstop media storm

1:00around their moves makes the judge look compromised in the public eye. This water fight shows no signs of cooling down, as the recusal push keeps the pressure on while Birmingham pushes for that fluoride fix.