CLEANER Act of 2025

This bill would require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to decide, within 1 year, whether drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes from oil, natural gas, or geothermal energy production meet the federal criteria for hazardous waste. Any of these wastes that meet the criteria would be listed as hazardous waste and regulated under the hazardous waste rules of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which the EPA could adjust for these wastes as long as the rules protect human health and the environment. For facilities that receive such wastes that are not listed as hazardous, the EPA would have 1 year to revise its standards, including ground water monitoring, location rules, cleanup requirements, and financial assurance.

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Sponsors

• Kathy Castor Democrat sponsor
• 23 cosponsors