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Plan to Build a Road With Radioactive Waste in Florida Prompts Legal Challenge Against the EPA

Inside Climate News · By Amy Green · last updated
The project, located east of Tampa, involves phosphogypsum, a radioactive, carcinogenic and toxic waste generated by the fertilizer industry.

By Amy Green

ORLANDO, Fla.—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency faces a legal challenge after approving a controversial plan to include radioactive waste in a road project late last year.