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External threats to the environmental integrity of Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, fit into three categories: adverse land use practices adjacent to the Park, air pollution, and water pollution. This article identifies and evaluates the laws that Glacier National Park officials might rely upon to protect the Park against these external threats. The article also assesses the available scientific information relating to external threats, and it identifies additional information needed to establish a legal basis for challenging the threats.
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Keiter, R.B., Hubert, W.A. Legal considerations in challenging external threats to Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Environmental Management 11, 121–126 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01867187
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