Appeals court approves the use of radioactive waste in a road paving test in Polk County.

Appeals court approves the use of radioactive waste in a road paving test in Polk County.

Last week, the 11th circuit court of appeals approved the use of radioactive waste in a road paving test in Polk County. The case revolves around the Center for Biological Diversity suing the Environmental Protection Agency over its approval of phosphogypsum as a road paving material. Mosaic fertilizer requested the EPA’s approval in 2022. “Phosphogypsum is the radioactive waste that is generated when the phosphate industry mines phosphate ore a…