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Radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste could be headed to Florida under new bill

Por: CBS News Politics May 24, 2023

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Florida lawmakers are pushing a new bill that, if signed off by Gov. Ron DeSantis, could pave the way for new roads across the state to be made with radioactive mining waste that critics say could pose a risk to people and the environment.The Florida Senate has approved the bill that would authorize the state's Department of Transportation to use phosphogypsum in road construction aggregate material. Phosphogypsum is the waste left behind... + full article



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