Utah close to fully banning fluoride in water, stripping cities' ability to decide
Utah appears to be the first state ready to put a full ban on fluoride in public water systems under a bill that doesn’t allow cities or communities to decide whether to add the cavity-preventing mineral
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Utah set to become first state to ban fluoride in public water
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Utah on the verge of being the first state to ban fluoride in public water
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Utah Could Become the First State to Ban Fluoride in Public Water
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Utah could soon ban fluoride in public drinking water
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Utah seems set to become first state to ban fluoride in public water systems
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