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Lawsuit Filed in Montana Over Toxic Metals Found in Aerial Fire Retardant

Fire retardant contains cadmium, selenium, chromium, and other metals, lawsuit says. The chemicals can be fatal to aquatic life and can be toxic to humans, too. The lawsuit focuses on the effect on wildlife, alleging the federal agencies are violating the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Forest Service did not respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit, which was filed in Missoula in part due to its long association with wildland firefighting in the state. The plaintiffs are seek acknowledgement and disclosure of the toxic metals being used, as well as biological opinions from other agencies assessing the impact of the fire retardant on threatened and endangered animals, the lawsuit reads. The University of Southern California study estimated between 2009 and 2021, about 840,000 pounds of toxic metals were added into the environment due to retardant drops in the United States. The suit was filed by the Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, a nonprofit made up of current and former Forest Service employees.

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