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Resident urges Renton to end water fluoridation, cites studies and recent litigation
Summary
A Renton resident asked the council to stop adding fluoride to drinking water, citing studies, the National Toxicology Program review and a recent federal court decision; the comment occurred during public comment and no council action was recorded.
Patrick Dickinson, a Renton resident, used his public comment time to urge the council to end the city’s water fluoridation program, telling the council he had provided officials copies of multiple studies and a recent court ruling.
Dickinson told the council he believes large, recent scientific reviews show no significant cavity-reduction benefit from systemic water fluoridation and said some studies indicate neurotoxicity risks. He referenced a 2019 NIH-funded Canadian study and described a December 2024 federal ruling in which a judge in Northern California described fluoride in drinking water as an “unreasonable risk” in litigation over EPA oversight; Dickinson also referenced the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP) review and said copies of related materials were supplied to council members.
Council members did not take formal action on the comment during the public meeting. Dickinson asked the council to “peruse” the materials and to consider steps to discontinue fluoridation; he said he had provided the council with printed copies of the studies.
Ending: The comment was recorded as public testimony; no council response or follow-up action on water fluoridation was announced in the public meeting minutes or audio.
