U.S. sued for pollution from retardant drops on wildfires
An aircraft drops fire retardant to slow the spread of the Richard Spring fire, east of Lame Deer, Mont., on Aug. 11, 2021. An environmental group alleged in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct, 11, 2022, that U.S. Forest Service officials are violating pollution laws by inadvertently dropping large volumes of chemical flame retardant into streams and other waterways. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
BILLINGS (AP) — An environmental group filed a lawsuit Tuesday against U.S. Forest Service officials that alleges they polluted waterways during their campaigns against wildfires by inadvertently dropping large volumes of chemical flame retardant into streams...
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