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A judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law

A judge ruled Friday that the U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law.

Government officials say chemical fire retardant is sometimes crucial to slowing the advance of dangerous blazes.

A judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law.

The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Montana came after environmentalists sued the government for dropping the red slurry material into waterways hundreds of times over the past decade.

A judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law.

Government officials say chemical fire retardant is sometimes crucial to slowing the advance of dangerous blazes.

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A lawsuit could change how the Forest Service fights fires.

The suit, filed by Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, is aimed at curbing the Forest Service's use of aerial fire retardants that are used in firefighting.