Taxing Pollution Will Encourage Firms to Reduce Pollutants Dumped in the Atmosphere

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True/False

Taxing pollution will encourage firms to reduce pollutants dumped in the atmosphere or in streams.

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Definitions:

Subduction Zone

A geological region where one tectonic plate slides underneath another, often leading to volcanic activity and earthquakes.

Transform Fault

A type of strike-slip fault where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally.

Reefs

Structures in the ocean, often made up of coral or rock, that rise close to or above the surface of the water.

Central Atlantic

The central portion of the Atlantic Ocean, situated between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east.