The City of Birmingham is filing a lawsuit against Central Alabama Water (CAW) over its decision to stop adding fluoride to drinking water. The lawsuit claims that the utility stopped adding fluoride to the water supply without giving proper notice.
In this latest filing, the City is requesting a temporary restraining order and injunction to force the utility to restore fluoridation while the case moves forward. City attorneys argue the utility violated Alabama law by not providing the required 90-day notice before making the change.
The motion also claims the removal of fluoride is causing immediate and irreparable harm to public health, particularly for vulnerable communities, and that the City is likely to succeed on the merits of the case…