Unhealthy smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets the Upper Midwest when people want to be outside

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SPOONER — Thick smoke hung in the air, blanketing Spooner on Saturday, July 12. Canadian wildfires were raging, and it wasn’t hard to tell by the smell, the sight and even the taste of the air. But that did not…

Canadian wildfire smoke returns to Wisconsin

Most of Minnesota and parts of Montana, North Dakota and Wisconsin were ranked “unhealthy” for air quality on a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency map.

Reader Opinion: Take care of business back home

Representative Stauber signed onto a letter scolding Canada for wildfire smoke crossing the border into the U.S., ruining our picnics and play in the Upper Midwest. This is like complaining about the annoying echo from your neighbors house bouncing back the noise from your loud backyard party. The science community (see www.science.NASA.gov) and majority of world governments acknowledge climate change is currently contributing to the frequency a…

Republicans decry Canada wildfire smoke after passing “the most anti-environment bill”

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires. In a letter sent to Canada’s ambassador to the US, six Republican members of Congress wrote th…

Northwoods’ congressman blames Canada for poor air quality across Wisconsin

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s northernmost congressman is fed up with smoke and haze from Canada.

Wisconsin DNR issues air quality advisories for 8 counties

The DNR said the air quality was expected to reach "unhealthy for sensitive groups" (USG) to "unhealthy" levels.