It requires a political solution. The plan which has the widest bipartisan buy-in is the Climate Leadership Council's plan for a tax and dividend approach. It

It requires a political solution. The plan which has the widest bipartisan buy-in is the Climate Leadership Council's plan for a tax and dividend approach. Its got supporters from Exxon to World Wildlife Fund. https://clcouncil.org/ https://clcouncil.org/ A leak at a plant likely violates its operating permit, so I would guess that regulators are looking at it. Of course, regulations and enforcement are very weak, that is also a political problem. Those are the big goals but the best thing a commoner can do is support or join a local environmental group. Groups like the Sierra Club have local chapters that could be interested in the air quality monitoring work you are doing. They also do things like testify at public hearings, sue polluters for local harm, advocate in policy discussions by officials and in local news and support candidates.