Trump allies are grandstanding by blaming Canada for wildfire smoke (Your Letters)
Michigan politicians blame Canadian wildfire smoke amid scientific consensus that human-caused climate change is driving more frequent and severe wildfires, with air quality indexes reaching hazardous levels.
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Local View: Don't blame Canada for wildfires; blame climate inaction
On July 7, four of Minnesota’s congressional representatives — Pete Stauber, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, and Brad Finstad — joined two colleagues from Wisconsin and made headlines by levying accusations at Canada for the thick wildfire smoke that has been choking our skies the last few years. In a letter to the Canadian ambassador, they chastised our northern neighbor for “a lack of active forest management” while claiming the smoke made life…
New Column: Blame Canada While Ignoring the Climate Gorilla
A number of politicians in the Upper Midwest made headlines during last week’s Air Quality alerts by sending complaints to Canadian officials and the US Ambassador to Canada demanding better control of wildfires, which were creating a pall, for the third summer now, over the upper Great Lakes during a time when many of us … Continue reading "New Column: Blame Canada While Ignoring the Climate Gorilla"
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