Simon paper has a large mill outside of garfunkel, indiana. the plant has emitted fumes into the air, and on average, the air quality within a 5-mile radius of the plant rates 33% lower on an air quality scale than the air outside of that 5-mile radius. what is a potential solution that the government can provide for the people of garfunkel? a. to force simon paper out of business. b. a tax on simon paper for exceeding certain levels of pollution. c. to force simon paper to move to a new "green" facility in greenville, sc. d. to force simon paper to hire pollution reduction specialists.

B. A tax on Simon Paper for exceeding certain levels of pollution.

Explanation:

By law, they cannot force Simon out of business.

Forcing him to move to a new "green" facility will not make the problem disappear, it will only move the problem to Greenville.

The only solution is taxing him for exceeding certain levels of pollution.

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