Poor forest management is not the culprit

To the Editor:

Regarding “Key Trump allies from Upstate NY tell Canada its wildfire smoke is ‘unacceptable’ ” (Aug. 7, 2025):

Elise Stefanik and Nick Langworthy’s letter to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney blaming Canada for the air quality impact of their wildfires on New Yorkers is embarrassing. Their accusation that the increased frequency, size and intensity of these forest fires are the result of mismanaged forestry practices is absurd. It’s just more misinformation to distract from a politically inconvenient reality.

Well-researched and peer-reviewed scientific studies have provided conclusive evidence that this phenomenon is largely driven by climate change resulting from human activity. Unless the United States (and Canada, for tha

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