Removing fluoride from water – should we or shouldn’t we?
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. says he plans to tell the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending communities nationwide to use fluoride in their water. Fluoride in water, which the CDC named as one of the 10 great public health interventions of the 20th century because of the decline in cavities. Fluoridated water has come under scrutiny, though, with a federal judge recently pointing to a study that associated higher levels of fluoride exposure with lower IQ in children, asking the EPA to further look into its risks. The level the study called out is higher than what the U.S. Public Health Service recommends, however. The EPA has appealed the decision. The conversations about fluoridated water continue around the country, with some communities choosing to stop fluoridating. Credits: AP | National Toxicology Program | JAMA Pediatrics | CDC | CBS Evening News | NBC News | NBC Nightly News | NIH | University of Michigan School of Dentistry | Cleveland Clinic | EPA | America's Health Rankings | GreenTimelapse | WESH 2 NEWS | Prelinger Archives
Let Me Put U On: How swimming became my mental reset
For AJC reporter DeAsia Paige, swimming is more than exercise. Credits: Keith Lovely Jr./AJC | Natrice Miller/AJC | DeAsia Paige/AJC
Should cities tell you where their surveillance cameras are?
Atlanta has more surveillance cameras per person than any U.S. city, but officials won't reveal where they are. Should they? Credits: AJC | Getty Images
Police keep misusing license plate readers. Flock Safety is using AI to catch it.
Flock Safety says its AI-powered Audit Assistance Tool can help police departments identify unusual searches. Credits: AJC|Flock Safety|WSB|NYU School of Law
What makes a restaurant one of Atlanta’s 50 best?
How does the AJC choose Atlanta’s 50 best restaurants? Here’s a look at the four pillars behind our rigorous evaluation process.