Delayed ‘Judgment’ Pushes EPA Decision On Fluoride Appeal To Trump Term

A federal judge’s two-month delay in issuing a formal “judgment” cementing his ruling that TSCA requires EPA to regulate fluoride in drinking water appears to have extended the timeline for an appeal to Jan. 21, potentially leaving any decision to the Trump administration whose health secretary-designate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for ending fluoridation. But any decision not to appeal the underlying ruling could be tricky for the incoming administration despite Kennedy’s stance, as it would leave uncontested the...