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FL Senate Chooses Corporations Over Coral: Florida Bans Sunscreen Bans

Mar 13, 2020

A year after Key West voted to ban the sale of toxic sunscreens that contain chemicals which are harmful to coral reefs and humans, the House voted 68-47 Tuesday to prohibit toxic sunscreen bans. The ordinance is set to go into place next year unless DeSantis signs the bill.

Key West Bans Octinoxate and Oxybenzone

Feb 26, 2019

The City of Key West met in January to discuss a ban on the use of sunscreens that contain the chemicals Oxybenzone and Octinoxate, two commonly used ingredients known to be lethal to coral larva....