The Portland toxic metal air pollution is only the tip of iceberg of intentionally neglected toxic pollution due to agencies fear of censure by lawmakers. Agencies are staffed with the best-intentioned people, but they are continually restricted by the politic that caters to corporate anti-investigatory pressure for pointedly investigative pollutant assessment based in science. Monitoring (with integrity) is essential to science, and science needs to inform our progress into a more sane future for all residents and visitors to our state.