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Hello, it’s Wednesday, March 29, and here are the stories you shouldn’t miss today:TOP STORIES U.S. Forest Service defends the use of pink wildfire retardantFor most Californians, the sight of an aircraft spewing neon pink liquid over flaming trees and brush has become a hallmark of aggressive wildfire suppression campaigns.But some forest advocates say the substance does more harm than good. They claim wildfire retardant drops are expensive, ineffective and a growing source of pollution for rivers and streams.Now, a…

An illustration of the Geotail spacecraft.Illustration: NASAFor the past 30 years, Geotail has been sailing through the magnetic envelope that surrounds Earth to study this region of our atmosphere. But the long-running mission may be coming to an end as NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently discovered that the spacecraft’s last remaining data recorder has failed.The data recorder malfunctioned on June 28, leaving the spacecraft with no other means to collect science data as it journeys through the…