Herington Shoes, Inc., a giant shoe manufacturer, sold its land to Naylor Appliances, Inc.The land was later found to be highly contaminated with harmful chemicals.Herington, Inc, however, had sold the land to Naylor, Inc."AS IS" with a provision that if there are any cleanup costs, Naylor would have to pay for them entirely and would hold Herington harmless for any of the costs.Eventually, Naylor Appliances went out of business and filed for bankruptcy.The EPA is now pursuing Herington Shoes, and no other party, for the cleanup costs.In this situation:

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The EPA has the right to pursue any party that is responsible for the contamination, regardless of any contractual arrangements between the parties involved. The "AS IS" provision does not affect the EPA's right to hold Herington Shoes responsible for the cleanup costs. Therefore, choice A is the correct answer.