Collierville leaders question fluoridated water
Collierville leaders have questioned using fluoride in drinking water after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the CDC to stop recommending communities fluoridate water. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP file)
Since Collierville established its new Board of Mayor and Aldermen earlier this year, some members have questioned using fluoride in drinking water.
Their discussion came after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending that communities fluoridate their water. The Environmental Protection Agency is also reviewing science of fluoridated drinking water.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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