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A lawsuit to protect streams could take away a prime firefighting tool

The main chemical in flame retardant — ammonium phosphate — is known to poison fish and other aquatic life, including vulnerable species like Chinook salmon.

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Pollution lawsuit could curb use of aerial fire retardant

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.

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