EPA Grants Industry Call To Extend Comment Period On Contested MSGP

At the request of multiple industry groups, the Trump EPA has extended for 60 days the public comment period on a contested Biden-era proposal revising the agency’s multi-sector general permit (MSGP) for industrial stormwater, which includes first-time PFAS monitoring requirements, clearing the way for the new administration to revisit the permit. According to a Federal Register notice scheduled to be published Feb. 3, EPA is extending the comment deadline by 60 days from the date of publication -- which...