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flag Montana approved new water rules replacing measurable pollution limits with vague descriptions, sparking environmental concerns.

flag The EPA has approved Montana’s switch from numeric to narrative water quality standards, allowing the state to abandon measurable pollution limits in favor of descriptive guidelines. flag The change, backed by the state and legislature, aims to ease permitting but has drawn criticism from environmental groups like the Upper Missouri Waterkeeper, who warn it weakens enforcement, hampers pollution tracking, and risks harming rivers already strained by algal blooms, low flows, and climate change. flag They argue the shift undermines scientific standards and the Clean Water Act, potentially jeopardizing Montana’s water-dependent economy, and may lead to legal challenges.

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