By 2020, EPA and its state partners will strive to construct final remedies at ____% of the 3,746 facilities believed to need Corrective Action.

• A. 90%
• B. 80%
• C. 85%
• D. 95%

Answer: (D)

The question is about a cleanup program target for completing remedies at facilities that need corrective action. In this context, “final remedies” means the fully implemented cleanup systems at a site, not just interim steps. The best answer reflects an ambitious, nationwide goal to finish construction of those final remedies at the vast majority of sites identified.

Choosing 95% makes sense because it signals near-universal progress: aiming to complete final remedies at about 95% of the 3,746 facilities translates to finishing the vast majority, showing strong advancement in remediation efforts by 2020. The other options—80%, 85%, or 90%—represent less aggressive targets and would indicate substantially less anticipated completion by that year.