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US Testing New Fire Retardant, Critics Push Other Methods

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are testing a new wildfire retardant after two decades of buying millions of gallons annually from one supplier, but watchdogs say the expensive strategy is overly fixated on aerial attacks at the expense of …

Truckers Want Connecticut to Change De-Icing Chemical

A group representing trucking companies is asking Connecticut lawmakers to ban an ice-melting chemical the state uses on its roads, saying it’s too corrosive. The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut says legislators should make de-icers like magnesium chloride illegal. Association …