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There are numerous options available to the EPA in settling enforcement actions against parties responsible for polluting the environment. In addition to pursuing legal action through administrative law judges, the Agency employs mediation techniques such as Alternative Dispute Resolution and mixed-funding settlements in which the Agency and responsible parties share the cost of a response action.
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