c/politics · by L4s@lemmy.world · 3y

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

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4075140-desantis-signs-bill-allowing-new-roads-to-be-built-with-mining-waste-linked-to-cancer/

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…

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Craig@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Now Florida man is going to be radioactive. I feel like there is a comic book about this.

outrageousmatter@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

Florida man, now a new superhero or, going to die from cancer.