As a counterpoint, in my hometown there's a grassroots effort to collect and monitor the air quality because no one, including the feds, will. The data can be a

As a counterpoint, in my hometown there's a grassroots effort to collect and monitor the air quality because no one, including the feds, will. The data can be appreciated without dogmatism. My personal bias here would be to say, "lowering the cost of technology, civic organization (whatever form that might take), empowering the individual, and removing barriers to entry wins again."