The Resource Recovery Act (1970)________

question 73

Multiple Choice

The Resource Recovery Act (1970) ________.

• A) subsidizes pilot recycling plants
• B) regulates treatment, storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous waste
• C) establishes a structure for coordinating all federal environmental programs
• D) authorizes grants to states for water-pollution control
• E) prohibits ocean dumping that could threaten human health or the marine environment

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