Environmental

The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) allows the EPA to:

AIssue real estate licenses in contaminated areas
BCompel cleanup of hazardous waste sites and recover costs from responsible parties✓ Correct
CRegulate zoning in areas near Superfund sites
DProhibit real estate sales near contaminated properties

Explanation

CERCLA gives the EPA authority to clean up hazardous waste sites and to recover costs from potentially responsible parties (PRPs), including current and past property owners and operators.

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