Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer:
Assertion (A): The Government could not control pollution, in spite of the Continuous Environmental Monitoring System (CEMS) introduced in 2014.
Reason (R): Environment related data, especially on the performance of polluters, has always been both limited in scope and invisible to the public.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

C. A is true, but R is false

D. A and R are incorrect

Answer: Option A