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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Legislation that would block local governments from banning sunscreens is speeding through the state Legislature.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is opposed by environmental groups who hope the Governor will veto the legislation if it makes it to his desk.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-57002 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/01\/17\/lawmakers-poised-to-block-local-sunscreen-bans\/sunscreen-pkg00000004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000004-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000004-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000004-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000004.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/01\/17\/lawmakers-poised-to-block-local-sunscreen-bans\/sunscreen-pkg00000001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000001-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000001-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000001.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/01\/17\/lawmakers-poised-to-block-local-sunscreen-bans\/sunscreen-pkg00000005\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000005-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000005-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000005-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000005.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Florida\u2019s designation as the Sunshine State comes at a cost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlorida ranks second in the nation for the highest rate of new melanoma cases,\u201d said State Senator Rob Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Bradley is sponsoring the bill that would prevent local governments from banning sunscreens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSunscreen is the first line of defense against skin cancer,\u201d said Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>It comes in response to a ban set to go into effect in Key West starting in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: 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\/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Environmental activists like Holly Parker Curry with the Surfrider Foundation argue studies have shown certain chemicals used in some sunscreens are are harmful to coral reefs, a vital tourist attraction for the Keys.<\/p>\n<p>“Why wouldn’t we allow a community to regulate that when their entire economy and way of life based on the health of their coral reefs?\u201d said Parker Curry.<\/p>\n<p>But Senator Bradley called the studies \u2018junk science\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>“Local governments should not be picking and choosing which types of sunscreens are available based on junk science,\u201d said Bradley.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill last year that would have blocked local governments from banning plastic straws.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 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class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/2020\/01\/17\/lawmakers-poised-to-block-local-sunscreen-bans\/sunscreen-pkg00000007\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000007-200x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000007-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000007-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.flanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/sunscreen-pkg00000007.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Environmental groups are optimistic he might do the same if this bill reaches his desk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlmost verbatim it would apply. 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