On July 7, four of Minnesota’s congressional representatives — Pete Stauber, Tom Emmer, Michelle Fischbach, and Brad Finstad — joined two colleagues from Wisconsin and made headlines by levying accusations at Canada for the thick wildfire smoke that has been choking our skies the last few years. In a letter to the Canadian ambassador , they chastised our northern neighbor for “a lack of active forest management” while claiming the smoke made life dangerous for Minnesotans. They also claimed arson as a cause.

Let me be clear. Yes, smoke from Canadian wildfires has impacted our air quality, and that in turn impacts public health. So has smoke from the western U.S and right here in our own backyard. These fires have not only been impacting Minnesotans, but our fires have been impacting Can

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