Under What Circumstances, If Any, Does the Environmental Protection Agency

Multiple Choice

Under what circumstances, if any, does the Environmental Protection Agency give a state the first opportunity to prosecute violators of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act?

A) When the state has set up its own program for managing hazardous waste that is at least as stringent as the federal program.
B) When the state has reduced hazardous waste production at least 10% per year for each of the previous three years.
C) When the state has reduced hazardous waste production at least 5% per year for each of the previous three years.
D) When the state has stronger criminal penalties for violation of its hazardous waste laws than does the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
E) The Environmental Protection Agency never gives a state the first opportunity to prosecute violators of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.