Budget cuts raise concerns about the ability to track water quality in the Great Lakes
ideastream: Suparna Mahalaha, assistant professor at the School of Dental Medicine, said that fluoridated water has dramatically reduced cavities since 1945, but U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. now calls fluoride a “dangerous neurotoxin” and plans to end CDC support. Mahalaha strongly disputed his claims and continues to endorse fluoride as a vital public health measure.