As smoke from wildfires burning in Canada blanket the Northeast, Utah Sen. Mike Lee pointed out that wildfires in the West are an 'ongoing' and 'severe' problem.
smoke from wildfires burning in Canada blanket the Northeast"Most Easterners aren't used to dealing with this level of smoke — and by Easterners, I mean basically anybody to the east of Colorado — but, this is an unfortunate recurring reality for us in the West," Lee said.Thursday, Lee showed a photo of the Salt Lake City skyline where it was obscured by smoke from wildfires. Lee said when California has fires, Utah is blanketed in a "thick, oppressive layer of smoke.
Lee said that wildfires in the West "don't cause quite the national stir" as recent events in Canada, even though they happen frequently. He blamed the wildfires on poor forest management.Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.
Lee wasn't the only Western lawmaker who pointed out the different national response to wildfire smoke in the East versus the ongoing problem in the West.
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