Republicans push to punish Canada for wildfires
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Half of Canada’s wildfires are in remote areas with no road access. Impossible to fight, they are often left to burn.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno on Friday released text of legislation that would sanction Canadian government officials, block their assets and revoke their visas over wildfire smoke that has repeatedly fouled the air in Ohio and across the United States.
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Smoke from Canada wildfires visible from space | Space photo of the day for July 17, 2026
Satellites have captured images of billowing smoke from the Canadian wildfires.
Thick pollution has made the air stretching from Winnipeg to the southern US unhealthy to breathe and officials are encouraging people to stay indoors.
The thick smoke enveloped the nation’s capital in a gloomy, eerie haze and prompted Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Guardians to postpone their game against Pittsburgh Pirates in Ohio. Warnings of dangerous conditions were expected to remain in effect through Saturday across a wide swath of the U.
Canada’s wildfire season has turned into a major North American crisis, with hundreds of fires burning across multiple provinces and smoke spreading into the US. Here’s why Canada’s vast boreal forests,
The dense smoke from Canadian wildfires has pushed air quality to dangerous levels in the past few days. Judson Jones and Zeke Minaya Smoke from wildfires scorching eastern Canada dirtied the air in new parts of the United States on Friday morning,
Rep. Lisa McClain slammed Canada over wildfire smoke entering the United States from across the border.
