The smoke from the Canadian wildfires is a nuisance and has posed problems for people with breathing issues. The root cause, apparently, can be attributed to climate change.Bernie Moreno, a U.S. senator from Ohio, introduced a bill called the CANADA FIRE Act that will sanction Canada for the problems the fires caused Americans (“Moreno pitches bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke,” July 18).
Moreno cites government incompetence as the cause for the fires not being controlled. Bernie Moreno thinking with proposing Canada be responsible for damages because of the pollution caused by Canadian wildfire smoke drifting over U.S. Despite the fact that he and members of his party have fervently denied that climate change is real (while almost all experts say wildfires can and will increase due to warming temperatures), Moreno is blaming humans for this pollution from wildfires.Does he forget “International Paper Co.
Supreme Court ruling that exempts Ohio and other states from any damage caused by downwind pollutants drifting into other states. Will Moreno now urge other states to sue Ohio for the pollution we created drifting downwind? I have several times written to Sen.
Bernie Moreno of Ohio expressing my concerns, and all I ever get in return is a form letter which does not even recognize the subject I am writing about.Now, I see he has the time and energy to write a bill to sanction Canada over the wildfire smoke, which is a complete waste of his time (“Moreno pitches bill to sanction Canada over wildfire smoke,” July 18).
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