Letters to the editor

Congressman Jack Bergman vs. Canadian Smoke

Editor:

Congressman Jack Bergman wants Canada to manage its forests better to eliminate wildfires and alleviate smoke that’s causing hazardous air quality in the U.P. He requests prescribed burns, forest thinning, etc., actions that Canada already implements where possible.

However, Canada has huge remote boreal forests with no road infrastructure, and the majority of fires are ignited by lightning strikes, which makes it difficult to detect and access fires. A major cause of wildfires worldwide is the heating up and drying out of forests due to global warming. Missing from Congressman’s Bergman’s list of required actions is climate change mitigation.

In fact, Congressman Bergman has consistently voted to repeal measures that would reduce glo