"The world is changing socially and ecologically, so we have to have a serious discussion on how we can adapt," he said. Toxic firefighting Since the 1970s, dozens of studies have shown that chemical ...

Parts of Southern California are covered with pink fire retardant as firefighters try to control deadly wildfires raging in Los Angeles. But what is Phos-Chek fire retardant and is it safe? When you ...

A study by the University of Southern California estimates hundreds of thousands of pounds of toxic metals have been dumped onto forests during aerial fire retardant drops during the past decade, and, ...

The retardants, which are about 85 percent water, slow wildfires by cooling and coating the fuels, robbing the fire of oxygen, and slowing the rate of fuel combustion with inorganic salts that change ...