(CN) — A nonprofit comprising U.S. Forest Service employees concerned about the environment faced off with the Forest Service in federal court Tuesday, urging a judge to make the agency take another look at the ecological effects of heavy metals in fire retardant.
“This case is largely about an undisputed point, which is that the agencies did not analyze heavy metals in the challenged consultation,” said Timothy Bechtold, attorney representing the environmental nonprofit.
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