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

Grist
By Max GrahamMay 16, 2023, 10:30 am143 pts
Every summer, wildland firefighters across the West gear up for a monumental task, aiming to stop fires that are burning hotter and moving faster with climate change. They accomplish this in two ways: on the ground and out of the sky. From above, helicopters sling buckets of water, while airplanes dump fire…

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