Lauren Fix: The Car Coach
Despite once ruling that a substance called phosphogypsum was unsafe for use in road construction projects, the Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA) is now allowing this radioactive material to be used on a Florida roadway. This is absurd, and needs to be blocked. They said it would grant a pending approval to Mosaic Fertilizer LLC to use a material called phosphogypsum in a few sections of road on the company’s property. Phosphogypsum contains radium, which decays to form radon gas, both of which are radioactive and can cause cancer, according to the EPA. If you buy a home, typically you would ask for radon testing before purchase. It’s an odorless, tasteless gas, is highly toxic, and can kill humans and animals. Phosphogypsum is a waste product that comes from the fertilizer production process and is currently kept in “stacks” as part of an attempt to limit public exposure. If this proposal isn’t stopped here, it could be your city next. It’s time to speak up and stop this insanity!