The Federal Resource and Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976

question 16

Multiple Choice

The federal Resource and Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) provides that

• A)the national government will operate the hazardous waste program with only minimal state involvement.
• B)once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program. Unfortunately, only Wyoming has met the standards.
• C)once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program. Only Alaska and several other states had met the standards by 2002.
• D)once a state meets minimum EPA standards and possesses the necessary enforcement capability, the state may operate its own hazardous waste program.

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