DeSantis signs bill allowing new roads to be built with mining waste linked to cancer

T.R.U.S.T.
Jun 28, 2023
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BY OLAFIMIHAN OSHIN June 29, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill on Thursday that will allow new roads in the state to be built with “radioactive” mining waste that has been linked to cancer. HB 1191 adds phosphogypsum to a list of “recyclable materials” that can be used for the construction of roads. The list also includes ground rubber from car tires, ash residue from coal combustion byproducts, recycled mixed-plastic, glass and construction steel.

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