Air quality

In April, the EPA announced a rule to reduce toxic air pollution coming from more than 200 chemical plants across the U.S.

Of the nation's 10 coal-fired power plants that produce the most sulfur dioxide, four are located in the Midwest. And yet, none violate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards.

Health and meteorology experts say the growing presence of wildfire smoke in the Midwest, including in Iowa, could pose health risks to those who breathe it in. That concern is compounded, given the likelihood that vast and intense fires from California and surrounding areas will persist.

The EPA sets regulations for 6 sources of air pollution, but there are hundreds of pollutants known to the EPA that go unregulated.Today we continue our…