Where Regulators Failed, Citizens Took Action - Testing Their Own Air

Citizens concerned about toxic emissions in a working class town in upstate New York tested the air themselves — forcing complacent regulators to act. Their story doesn't just highlight possible corporate wrongdoing and the failure of an environmental regulatory system that largely entrusts companies to disclose how much toxic pollution they emit. It's also about the clout citizens can wield when they dig in their heels and demand healthy air.