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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.
