Coverage dated April 22, 2023 to April 23, 2023

Coalition sues over use of fire retardant

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

BILLINGS, Mont. -- 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 that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that's dropped from aircraft.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

22 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Pollution Lawsuit Could Curb Use of Aerial Retardant in Fighting Wildfires (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires.

  2. PBS NewsHour

    Lawsuit over water pollution could curb use of aerial retardant to fight wildfires (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    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 that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that's dropped from aircraft.

  3. KOB 4

    Pollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires. Environmentalists have sued the U.S. Forest Service over waterways being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped from aircraft.

  4. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Pollution lawsuit against US Forest Service could curb use of aerial wildfire retardant (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    A legal dispute could drastically curb the government's use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires.

  5. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Coalition sues over use of fire retardant (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

    Published

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    BILLINGS, Mont. -- 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 that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that's dropped from aircraft.

  6. Fox News

    Montana’s pollution lawsuit could drastically curb US government’s use of aerial fire retardant (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A lawsuit in Montana claiming that the U.S. Forest Service polluted waterways with potentially toxic fire retardant could drastically restrict the nation’s ability to combat wildfires.

  7. Gizmodo

    A Pollution Lawsuit Could Limit the Forest Service’s Use of Fire Retardant (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Retardants help to stop the spread of wildfires, but the chemicals often end up in waterways.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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