As Canada wildfires choke U.S. with smoke, Republicans demand action. But not on climate change

August 14, 2025 ☼ --mprnews ☼ climate

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But what they haven’t done is acknowledge the role of climate change — a glaring and shortsighted omission, according to climate scientists. It also ignores the outsized U.S. contribution to heat-trapping gases from burning fossil fuels like coal and gas that cause more intense heat waves and droughts, which in turn set the stage for more destructive wildfires, scientists say.