Monkeywrenching

[dave54]

https://www.denver7.com/news/wildfire/u ... -for-fires

andy stahl is trying again.

He keeps filing suit over this same issue in different states.

The effects of retardant is already well known and documented. The environmental impact is incorporated into air operations training courses. Care is taken to avoid dropping into waterways as much as possible, and mitigation after the fire is SOP.

The impacts of the retardant is balanced against the potential environmental effects of the fire if retardant is not used. Retardant is primarily used now to protect homes and communities, or other high value natural resources (like stopping a fire on a ridgeline to keep the fire out of a critical watershed). It is used less often in Wilderness Areas and remote areas where values are less.

So why is stahl trying to make this an issue again? Monkeywrenching?

stahl was 'allowed to resign' from the Forest Service in lieu of termination for poor performance. His way of getting even?