Enforcement of Superfund and cleanup of polluted sites has slowed because
A. responsible parties have been quick in cleaning up pollution.
B. pollution is no longer a major concern for waste producing industries.
C. local governments and small businesses willingly take on the responsibility for cleanup.
D. the U.S. Congress refused to renew the tax on oil and chemical companies that funded the program.
E. most of the waste sites in the U.S. have already been cleaned up.
Answer: D
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