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Bernie Moreno calls for sanctions on Canada over wildfire smoke

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Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is taking action to impose U.S. sanctions on Canada in light of the wildfire smoke that has enveloped the Midwest and East Coast this week. “I’ll be introducing a bill next week to sanction Canada and the responsible Canadian government officials for this atrocity,” Moreno …

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  1. GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke

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    Bernie Moreno calls for sanctions on Canada over wildfire smoke

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  1. The Hill

    GOP senator to introduce bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), a close Trump ally, announced Thursday that he will introduce legislation to sanction Canada and Canadian officials over the huge wildfires that have poured smoke and haze across the United States, creating hazardous air-quality conditions.

  2. Semafor

    Republican senator goes after Canada for wildfire smoke (opens Semafor)

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    Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, wants to see Canada punished for the smoke “atrocity.”

  3. BizPac Review

    U.S. senator seeks to sanction Canada for wildfire smoke blanketing Americans — AGAIN (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    Get it together, Canada. The summer of 2026 reportedly marks the fifth year of heavy smoke floating down across America’s border to smother northern cities and states. […]

  4. Breitbart News

    GOP Lawmakers Threaten Canada with Sanctions for Failing to Prevent Wildfires and Smoke Choking the U.S. (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A U.S. Senator from Ohio has joined with Republican House members in neighboring Michigan in calling out Canada’s alleged forest mismanagement that has led to dozens of wildfires now blanketing the American Midwest and Northeast with toxic smoke.

  5. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Moreno wants to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke — but scientists say climate change is the real culprit (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    Sen. Bernie Moreno's CANADA FIRE Act would revoke visas and bar Canadian officials from entering the United States.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Bernie Moreno calls for sanctions on Canada over wildfire smoke (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is taking action to impose U.S. sanctions on Canada in light of the wildfire smoke that has enveloped the Midwest and East Coast this week. “I’ll be introducing a bill next week to sanction Canada and the responsible Canadian government officials for this atrocity,” Moreno …

  7. WTOL Toledo

    Lawmakers split on how America should respond to Canadian wildfire smoke (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    U.S. Senator Bernie Moreno, of Ohio, proposed sanctioning the Canadian government over recent wildfires but critics say cross border cooperation makes more sense.

  8. Fox News

    Canadian wildfire smoke ignites cross-border feud over Ottawa's 'willful negligence' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Canada's own Senate report found prevention efforts haven't kept pace with wildfire threats, recommending prescribed burns and forest thinning.

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