OMB Resumes Review Of Wildfire NPDES Permit Amid ESA Concerns

The Trump administration has quietly resumed inter-agency review of an EPA proposed discharge permit for the aerial spraying of fire retardant after withdrawing a Biden-era version in its first days in office, though a top agency official is cautioning that as currently crafted, it may be difficult to quickly implement. In addition, the whistleblower group that first sued to compel the permit is raising new concerns about Endangered Species Act (ESA) compliance. While EPA withdrew the proposed National Pollutant Discharge...