( October 24, 2023, 11:31 AM EDT) -- MISSOULA, Mont. — A Montana federal judge on Oct. 23 partly granted an environmental group’s motion for attorney fees and costs because the group previously prevailed in showing that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) violated the Clean Water Act (CWA) by aerially deploying fire retardant to fight wildfires without a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit....