Birmingham city leaders say the region’s water utility created the fluoride problem that it is now refusing to fix.
City attorneys are making their final pitch in court, asking Jefferson County Circuit Judge Frederic Bolling to order Central Alabama Water to resume adding fluoride and to declare the situation a public nuisance.
The request comes after a hearing April 2 in which Bolling found the utility violated state law by abruptly ending fluoridation without proper notice. However, he indicated his options were limited once the utility later notified state health officials…