TOPEKA — Smoke gets in your eyes, especially in Linn County and Shawnee and Sedgwick counties. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said that over the last couple of weeks, air quality monitors indicated that air pollution in those counties was higher than national air quality standards allow for ozone. Much of the pollution is a result of burning pastures in the Flint Hills, the KDHE said. Burning grassland is a good way to control weeds and trees but if weather conditions don’t allow the smoke to properly disperse, the smoke can pose some air-quality issues, the agency said. However, the KDHE said the smoke wasn’t a major health risk for most people over the short-term.
Thursday, April 14, 10:30 a.m.
