Maine, Wildfires
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The baseless arson claims continue to gain traction, even with lawmakers from the United States. Multiple Republican lawmakers from Wisconsin and Minnesota recently continued the arson blame game and accused Canada of having poor forest management, saying their constituents are suffering because of it. The letter made no mention of climate change.
As wildfires plague Manitoba, the city’s leaders say they are happy to help but complain that Canada’s national government doesn’t consult them when contracting area hotels to provide emergency housing.
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FOX 29 Philadelphia on MSNAir Quality Alert issued for Philadelphia area due to wildfires in CanadaSmoke from wildfires burning in Canada has caused air quality alerts to be issued across the Philadelphia area on Sunday.
Wisconsin DNR firefighters deployed to combat wildfires in U.S. and Canada, sending crews and engines across borders.
It’s not uncommon for nasty winter and summer weather to disrupt flight schedules and other operations at Canada’s biggest and busiest airport, but officials at Toronto Pearson Airport in Mississauga say a relatively new threat has also emerged.
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Provincial officials say they're hopeful firefighting efforts will protect Lytton, B.C., from a nearby out-of-control wildfire, as the small village continues to rebuild from the destructive 2021 blaze.
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Axios on MSNCanada won't play Minnesota GOP's wildfire smoke blame gameMinnesotans are inhaling another plume of smoke from Canada this week, and an attempt to blame Canada's handling of wildfires is being met with eye-rolls north of the border. Why it matters: Experts say smoky summers are likely the new normal in Minnesota and many parts of North America unaccustomed to dealing with the haze as climate change turns the continent's forests into tinderboxes.