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Florida Lawmakers Fight Toxic Roads with New Bill

12/6/2025

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  • Congressman Maxwell Frost (D-FL) and Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) reintroduced the No Radioactive Roads Act to prohibit phosphogypsum in road construction.
  • Florida produces 1 billion tons of phosphogypsum, a cancer-causing fertilizer byproduct with health risks.
  • The measure seeks to shield communities as U.S. President Donald Trump may roll back safety regulations.
  • Advocates from the League of Conservation Voters and the Center for Biological Diversity back the bill.