Environmental groups will sue to increase scrutiny of phosphate mining and production of fertilizer wlrn.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wlrn.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Environmental groups will sue to increase scrutiny of phosphate mining and production of fertilizer wuwf.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wuwf.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Conservation, public health and environmental justice organizations notified the Environmental Protection Agency today of their intent to sue the agency for failing to respond to a rulemaking petition requesting stronger oversight and regulation of toxic and radioactive waste from phosphate mining and fertilizer production.
The notice comes three years after the groups petitioned the agency to strengthen protections for people’s health and the environment.
New Florida law allows roads made of toxic mining waste - WSGW 790 AM & 100 5 FM wsgw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wsgw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Under the new bill, Florida could have roads made of phosphogypsum, a material known by the EPA to contain a "potentially cancer-causing, radioactive gas," that's the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.