The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority to require that a hazardous waste site be cleaned up by those persons who were responsible for it, either as the owner or operator of the site, a transporter of wastes to the site, or the owner of wastes deposited at the site.

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This statement is true. The EPA has the authority under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to require responsible parties to clean up hazardous waste sites.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Has the Authority to Require