EPA Downplays Effect From Plan To Approve Phosphogypsum Road Pilot

EPA is downplaying environmentalists’ concerns that its proposed approval of a small-scale pilot project that would permit use of radioactive phosphogypsum in a Florida roadway could set a broader precedent, saying the agency is following statutory requirements to assess uses of the phosphate byproduct. “The approval of an individual project for other use of phosphogypsum does not imply approval of any other or future request. EPA’s full review process, including risk assessment, must take place for each request for other...