
About this episode
For decades, the majority of Americans have been drinking tap water with added fluoride to improve oral health. But WSJ’s Kris Maher says that backlash to fluoride is spreading. Nearly 20 communities have halted the practice since October and Utah has now banned adding fluoride to water across the state. This comes after a landmark ruling by a federal judge that the mineral poses an “unreasonable” risk, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spoken out against it. Ryan Knutson hosts.
Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.
Further Listening:
-The Fight to Kick Soda Out of Food Stamps
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get every episode summarized
Each time The Journal. publishes, we email you a written briefing from the transcript — the topics, who appeared, and any specific claims, with the ad reads skipped.
Email me new episodesFree for 3 shows. No card needed.
Hosts & guests
No transcript yet
This episode has not been transcribed. Request it and it moves to the front of the queue.
More episodes
More from The Journal.

What Happened to the Affordable Car?
The Journal.
Sep 10, 202618:24completed

A Data Center Offered $26 Million for Her Land. She Said No.
The Journal.
Sep 9, 202629:22completed

AI Companies Are Buying and Destroying Used Books
The Journal.
Sep 8, 202620:43pending

My Monday Morning: Lee Pace
The Journal.
Sep 6, 202618:35completed
