Wildfire Smoke Chokes America: Canada and U.S. Do Too Little on Prevention
This City Journal article from July 22, 2026, reports that Canadian wildfires have shrouded the Midwest and Northeast in smoke, putting over 100 million Americans under air-quality alerts. By Friday, about 900 wildfires were burning, with over 100 in northwestern Ontario alone. The article argues that while climate change lengthens fire seasons, the severity depends on landscape management. Experts Shawn Regan and Sean Speer advocate for targeted fuels treatment like forest thinning and prescribed burning, noting Canada treated only about 7,000 hectares in 2023 (size of Manhattan) while the U.S. treats millions of acres annually. Both countries need to expand efforts. The article also covers a firebombing attack on ICE at 26 Federal Plaza in New York City, linked to anti-ICE rhetoric from officials like Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and discusses socialist proposals to shut down prisons, arguing they offer no adequate alternative to incarceration.
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