Environmentalists Seek To Block Use of Aerial Fire Retardant on Western Wildfires
Western officials say a court ruling against the U.S. Forest Service could put lives, homes, and forests at risk.
A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft.
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