What is one difference between the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (the Superfund Act)?
A)RCRA legislates nonmunicipal solid waste sites; the Superfund Act legislates municipal solid waste sites
B)RCRA holds polluters accountable for the cost of the cleanup; the Superfund Act does not
C)RCRA manages hazardous wastes being produced now; the Superfund Act cleans up abandoned or inactive hazardous waste sites
D)RCRA cleans up abandoned or inactive hazardous waste sites; the Superfund Act manages hazardous wastes being produced now
E)There is no difference between RCRA and the Superfund Act

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RCRA (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) is focused on the management of hazardous wastes currently being produced, ensuring safe disposal and treatment, while the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as the Superfund Act, is aimed at cleaning up sites contaminated with hazardous substances that have been abandoned or are inactive.

What Is One Difference Between the Resource Conservation and Recovery