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

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CERCLA, also known as Superfund, indeed led to the creation of a National Priorities List (A), resulted in significant legal expenses due to lawsuits (B), and established the principle of joint and several liability, where any one party could be held responsible for the entire cleanup cost if other responsible parties could not pay (C). However, by 2016, not nearly all sites on the National Priorities List had been cleaned up (D), as the cleanup process is lengthy and complex, and many sites remain in various stages of assessment, cleanup, and monitoring.

The Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation,and Liability Act (CERCLA)was Enacted in 1980