Trump hints tariffs over cross-border smoke from Canadian wildfires

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President Trump floated adding tariffs against Canada to offset the costs of wildfire smoke crossing the border into the U.S., as air-quality alerts blanket the Northeast and Midwest. The episode highlights the reality that smoke and other environmental issues cross borders regardless of policy, and underscores the limits of tariffs in solving shared challenges while Canada also fights widespread fires.
- The latest thing Trump wants to stop at the border: smoke Salon.com
- Trump wants to impose tariffs on Canada in retaliation for wildfire smoke The Washington Post
- Trump fumes over Canadian wildfire smoke and issues tariff threat NBC News
- GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke The Hill
- Michigan Republicans: Canada's Apologies Won't Clear Michigan's Skies U.S. Representative Jack Bergman (.gov)
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