Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An air tanker drops fire retardant on a brush fire in Lytle Creek in December 2020. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times) For most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authorities battling a series of large wildfires in the Los Angeles area have employed a bright red fire retardant to tamp the ...

Novel flame-retardant and recyclable fiber-reinforced composite: Making trains and airplanes recyclable. Dübendorf, ...

It’s widely used because it can slow flames in ways that water can’t. But it also contains heavy metals and other harmful compounds. By Hiroko Tabuchi From above the raging flames, these planes can ...

More than 150 species of wild animals across every continent are contaminated with flame retardant chemicals, according to a new map tracking peer-reviewed research worldwide. "Flame retardants don't ...

Researchers recently mapped more than 150 species of wild animals across every continent contaminated with flame retardant chemicals. These chemicals are added to furniture, electronics and vehicles ...

Widely used chemical TBBPA may present a danger to US public, and especially children, independent research finds ...

For most Californians, the sight of aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns — if not a potent symbol of ...

Authorities battling a series of large wildfires in the Los Angeles area have employed a bright red fire retardant to tamp the flames, leading to dramatic images of the material blanketing scores of ...