Florida lawmakers' proposal to use phosphogypsum, a radioactive material, to pave roads has prompted the Environmental Protection Agency to require a review.
Roads in Florida could soon include phosphogypsum — a radioactive waste material from the fertilizer industry — under a bill lawmakers have sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Conservation groups are urging DeSantis to veto the bill, saying phosphogypsum would hurt water quality and put road construction crews at a higher risk of cancer.
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