CLEANER Act of 2025

Section 2(a) requires the Administrator to identify or list as hazardous waste any drilling fluids, produced waters, and other energy exploration or production wastes that meet hazardous waste criteria, and to issue regulations for them. This might be considered positive because it ensures that dangerous wastes are properly regulated to protect human health and the environment.

Section 2(b) requires the Administrator to revise facility criteria for energy wastes that are not listed as hazardous, which at a minimum must require ground water monitoring, location criteria, corrective action, and financial assurance. This could be viewed as beneficial because it helps detect contamination and ensures facilities managing these wastes are held to standards that protect human health and the environment.