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ROB CHANEY The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted a new standard for selenium waste in Montanaâs Kootenai River and Koocanusa Reservoir on Thursday, after the Legislature dropped plans to revoke the state rule. âEPAâs action is based on a thorough technical review of the Stateâs submission and a determination that the adopted standards are based on sound science and consistent with the Clean Water Act,â EPA spokeswoman Laura Flynn Jenkins wrote in an emailed statement. âMontanaâs revised standards will strengthen ongoing efforts to address selenium concerns in surface waters, fish and aquatic life within the Kootenai River watershed.â ....
ROB CHANEY The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adopted a new standard for selenium waste in Montanaâs Kootenai River and Koocanusa Reservoir on Thursday, after the Legislature dropped plans to revoke the state rule. âEPAâs action is based on a thorough technical review of the Stateâs submission and a determination that the adopted standards are based on sound science and consistent with the Clean Water Act,â EPA spokeswoman Laura Flynn Jenkins wrote in an emailed statement. âMontanaâs revised standards will strengthen ongoing efforts to address selenium concerns in surface waters, fish and aquatic life within the Kootenai River watershed.â ....
4:45 Federal studies to determine the extent of that impact could take months, but Aspen Public Radio spoke with experts to get a sense of what they might find as part of our series Digging Deep: What Does RMI Mean For Glenwood Springs? An in-depth gauge of any potential harm would come in the form of an Environmental Impact Statement – a lengthy study conducted by the Bureau of Land Management used to determine whether the mining company should get a green light to expand digging. The agency said such a study would take at least a year, but experts who have seen other similar mines – and conducted preliminary studies on this one – can postulate as to what an expanded mine could mean for the natural world. ....