Trump hints tariffs over cross-border smoke from Canadian wildfires

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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.

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