• wildfires May 27, 2023 12:36 pm

    U.S. Judge Says Fire Retardant Pollutes Streams but Allows Use to Continue

    The U.S. government canĀ keep using chemical retardantĀ dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practiceĀ pollutes streams in western statesĀ in violation of federal law, a judge ruled Friday. Halting the use of the red slurry material could have resulted in greater environmental damage from wildfires, said U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Missoula, Montana. The judge agreed with...

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