Ed Markey — Jul 18, 2026

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July 18, 2026: Sen. Ed Markey wrote EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum about “the ongoing U.S.-Canada cross-border emergency that has prompted air quality alerts, public health harm, and economic losses across the Midwest and Eastern Seaboard of the United States.” He said, “Like the climate crisis, the wildfire crisis is a shared crisis.” He said wildfires are becoming larger and more severe as a result of climate change. “In fact, the central federal message so far has been President Trump’s announcement that he will add the cost of wildfire pollution to the tariffs that he wishes to assess on Canada.”

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• Disaster Mention yes — Names the U.S.–Canada smoke emergency and Midwest and East Coast alerts.
• Climate Connection yes — Says wildfires are becoming larger and more severe because of climate change.
• Mentioned Republican Obstruction of Climate Action partial — Blames Trump tariffs and inaction on this smoke. No blocked climate law.