Judge orders tougher look at fire retardant drops

28 July 2010, 6:46 pm

The judge on Wednesday ruled a current environmental assessment is inadequate in light of federal biologists' findings that the retardant dropped from planes lands in creeks and on rare plants, jeopardizing the survival of endangered species and their habitat.... Read More »

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