The Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (CERCLA)was Enacted in 1980

question 45

Multiple Choice

The Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (CERCLA) was enacted in 1980.All of the following actions are a result of the implementation of the (CERCLA) EXCEPT

• A)the development of a National Priorities List.
• B)a great deal of money was spent on law suits.
• C)in cases where several companies contributed to a hazardous waste site,one of the companies could be required to pay for the entire cleanup.
• D)by 2016 nearly all of the sites on the national priorities list had been cleaned up.

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