Midwest lawmakers file complaint over smoke from Canadian wildfires

Published August 7, 2025 8:24am ET



A group of Republican state lawmakers from Midwestern states filed a complaint over smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Republican state Reps. Austin Harris of Iowa, Elliott Engen of Minnesota, Calvin Callahan of Wisconsin, and state Sen. Clare Cory of North Dakota signed the letter. The Upper Midwest and parts of the Northeast have been experiencing poor air quality conditions for weeks due to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

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