The agency’s final toxicity assessment will inform potential revisions to fluoride drinking water standards under the Safe Drinking Water Act and will also support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations on fluoride in drinking water, according to the notice. Christopher Sadowski3 Removing fluoride from drinking water is a priority for Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who is seen with President Donald Trump on Jan 16, 2026. The EPA was ordered in 2024 by a federal judge to strengthen fluoride regulation and address the risk of drinking water fluoridation to children’s IQs. 3 Kennedy has opposed the addition of fluoride to drinking water in the past. Andrew Leyden/ZUMA Press Wire / SplashNews.comLast April, the agency said it would expedite the next fluoride health assessment under the Safe Drinking Water Act schedule, which requires a review of drinking water regulations every six years.