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A judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can keep using chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law
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.
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A federal judge on Friday said the U.S. Forest Service is violating the nation's clean water law by dumping chemical fire retardant from planes above forests in the West, but the judge will allow the agency to continue doing so while it seeks a permit.
A Montana judge ruled Friday that the government may use chemical retardant to fight wildfires, despite pollution to streams in western state.
A judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service can keep using chemical retardant dropped...