Source: Meteorologist Brittney Merlot
Official complaint from lawmakers concerning Canadian wildfire smoke
In a statement, Tomahawk Republican Representative Calvin Callahan says that Canada needs to face real consequences if it fails to get wildfires under control.
Aug 7, 2025, 8:26 AM CST
Share
MADISON, Wis (CIVIC MEDIA) – A Wisconsin lawmaker has filed an official complaint over wildfire smoke from Canada.
Tomahawk Republican Representative Calvin Callahan, along with Republican lawmakers from Iowa, Minnesota, and North Dakota, submitted the letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
In a statement, Callahan says that Canada needs to face real consequences if it fails to get wildfires under control.
The letter calls for an investigation into the country’s wildfire management practices and for potential remedies under international law. The lawmakers argue Canada’s failure to contain the fires has harmed the quality and life of more than 20 million Americans in the Midwest.
The group is requesting a response within 30 days from the EPA.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
Want More Local News?
Civic Media
Civic Media Inc.
The Civic Media App
Put us in your pocket.
