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