EPA approves controversial Florida plan for roads made from radioactive byproduct

Dec 21, 2024

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a controversial proposal that would lead to using phosphogypsum, a radioactive byproduct of the phosphate industry, in a road project. The EPA on Friday issued a notice of approval for Mosaic Fertilizer, LLC, a subsidiary of The Mosaic Company, to move forward with the pilot road project on company property in Polk County.