City debates removing fluoride from water supply

Residents and officials in Lynden, Washington, are considering removing fluoride from the city's water supply after a group of citizens expressed concern over the mineral's safety. 

The concerns were brought up at city council meetings as well as social media, where a private Facebook group, Lynden Against Its Toxic City Water, has more than 400 members. 

Lynden, which has treated its water with fluoride for more than 60 years, will hold public hearings on the future of fluoride at the city's first May council meeting. A vote is expected to occur sometime between May and July. 

Read more: Crosscut 

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