by FSEEE | Sep 30, 2026 | FSEEE in the News, Victory
Judge sets firm deadline for compliance with Endangered Species Act. Just a couple of hours ago, the federal judge ruled in FSEEE’s lawsuit against the Forest Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the...
by FSEEE | Sep 2, 2026 | In the News
U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, a Democrat representing New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District, recently issued a press release announcing that she and other members of Congress are seeking an investigation into the prevalence and impacts of toxic heavy...
by FSEEE | Jul 30, 2026 | Fire Truth, FSEEE in the News
Courthouse News Service reported on oral arguments in FSEEE’s federal lawsuit challenging the Forest Service’s use of aerial fire retardant, which the agency sprays across millions of acres of public land every fire season without ever having formally...
by FSEEE | Apr 7, 2026 | Briefly, Fire Science
In spite of a lack of scientific evidence supporting the effectiveness of aerial fire retardant, in spite of revelations that show toxic heavy metals in fire retardant, and in spite of setbacks in federal court, Agriculture Department Secretary Brooke Rollins signed a...
by FSEEE | Nov 22, 2025 | Briefly, Fire Truth
During the 2020 fire season, retardant-laden slurry bombers were scrambled to attack a small fire in Alberta’s mountains. One payload of Phos-Chek fire retardant was delivered directly into North Racehorse Creek, turning the stream red. University of Alberta...
by FSEEE | May 19, 2025 | FSEEE in the News
Jordan Hansen, writing for The Daily Montanan, was the first to report on FSEEE’s latest aerial fire retardant lawsuit. Hansen acknowledges the USC study that provides the scientific basis for he lawsuit. “A study by the University of Southern California...
by FSEEE | May 11, 2025 | Briefly, Fire Truth
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics filed another federal lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service over the agency’s use of aerial fire retardant on May 7. In this latest complaint, FSEEE alleges that the Forest Service’s use of fire retardant...
by FSEEE | Apr 23, 2025 | Briefly
In a statement to investors, Compass Minerals announced that it “has decided to wind down its fire retardant business, Fortress North America,” as “part of a larger strategic refocus to improve the profitability of the company’s core Salt and Plant Nutrition...
by Andy Stahl | Nov 21, 2024 | Fire Truth, Sound Off
The calendar reminds me that this is the time of year for nonprofits to ask their members for a year-end donation. Your contribution ensures we can continue protecting our national forests, defend whistleblowers, and promote a positive environmental ethic within our...
by FSEEE | Aug 28, 2024 | Briefly, In the News
The Point Fire burned 1,200 acres in Sonoma County in June. Lago di Merlo Vineyards lost a few vines to the fire, but it faces an uncertain future after an errant fire retardant drop painted a 20-acre swath of grapevines bright red. The Press Democrat reports that...
