U.S. appeals court approves test of radioactive waste as road paving material

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 701

Last Updated: 6 days, 4 hours ago

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The Center for Biological Diversity’s challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of radioactive road material in Polk County proved unsuccessful before a federal appellate court.

The case involved Mosaic Fertilizer’s use of phosphogypsum, a radioactive byproduct of fertilizer production, in experimental road construction on the company’s private land. Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit took the EPA’s side.

Phosphogypsum emits radon and is not …

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