{"id":9340,"date":"2026-07-18T07:02:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9340"},"modified":"2026-07-18T07:02:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T02:02:04","slug":"trump-threatens-more-tariffs-over-canadian-wildfire-smoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=9340","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens more tariffs over Canadian wildfire smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/JggqDmDEui42TI41dq1mjOk8wAw=\/0x118:2170x1339\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/17\/1784318021832.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Trump is threatening to raise tariffs on Canada over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/16\/air-quality-wildfire-smoke-side-effects-risk-safety\" target=\"_blank\">wildfire smoke<\/a> that drifted from the country into the U.S., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/17\/summer-smoke-season-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\">triggering health warnings<\/a> and disrupting outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> Dealing with Canadian wildfire smoke is becoming a semi-regular occurrence in the Midwest and Northeast.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>It degrades air quality, exposing millions to short- and long-term health risks, <em>Axios&#8217; Herb Scribner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2026\/07\/16\/air-quality-wildfire-smoke-side-effects-risk-safety\" target=\"_blank\">reports<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Driving the news: <\/strong>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/%40realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116936952365066409\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> Friday on Truth Social that the &#8220;cost of this pollution must of necessity be added to the TARIFFS Canada is currently paying.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He blamed the wildfire smoke on Canadian officials for &#8220;not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein,&#8221; causing the U.S. to be &#8220;unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>He said he would call Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney &#8220;to find out what they are going to do about it,&#8221; blaming the country for &#8220;Willful Negligence.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The other side: <\/strong>Canadian officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump&#8217;s threat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Zoom in: <\/strong>The Canadian government has <a href=\"https:\/\/natural-resources.canada.ca\/forests-forestry\/wildland-fires\/climate-change-wildland-fire?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\">acknowledged<\/a> that its wildfire crisis is worsening, due in part to a hotter and drier climate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2024, the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers <a href=\"https:\/\/ostrnrcan-dostrncan.canada.ca\/bitstreams\/ec4c7df7-2060-4034-afa8-479a0bf0b14b\/download\" target=\"_blank\">launched<\/a> its Canadian Wildland Fire Prevention and Mitigation Strategy, aiming &#8220;to provide a cohesive vision of wildland fire prevention and mitigation to mobilize collective action and reduce the negative impacts of wildland fire.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump is threatening to raise tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke that drifted from the country into the U.S., triggering health warnings and disrupting outdoor activities. 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