Republicans seek to overturn Key West ban on coral-damaging sunscreens
by Richard Luscombe in Miami from on (#4TX1P)
Backlash to prohibition on reef-harming chemicals frames issue as one of public health focused on skin cancer risk
When city leaders in the Florida resort town of Key West voted earlier this year to ban the sale of sunscreens that scientists say are harmful to coral reefs, it was, in the words of mayor Teri Johnston, "a black and white issue".
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