Ernie is a supervisor in the maintenance department of Big Chem Company.

Ernie is a supervisor in the maintenance department of Big Chem Company. Ernie is responsible for properly disposing of any hazardous waste that Big Chem produces. Ernie wants to save the company money and save himself what he considers to be unnecessary work, so Ernie decides to dump the hazardous waste in a local stream instead of properly disposing of the waste. Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Ernie’s action can result in some pretty severe penalties, including: civil or criminal fines, but not imprisonment. civil fines, criminal fines, and/or imprisonment. criminal penalties only, but not civil penalties. civil penalties only, but not criminal penalties,