Federal Judge Reschedules Summary Judgment Hearing In Fire Retardant Dispute

Mealey's (April 10, 2023, 1:44 PM EDT) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — A Montana federal judge rescheduled a summary judgment hearing that was originally set in a previous order denying a motion to intervene filed by a collection of municipalities and business groups which sought to participate as defendants alongside the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), which a nonprofit alleges is violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) by aerially deploying a fire retardant to fight wildfires....