Canadian officials say it is not possible for wildfire fighters to lessen the impact of smoke drifting across vast swathes of the country and blanketing some American states, after several U.S. lawmakers complained that Canada is not doing enough to combat the smokey conditions.

Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a two-fold blow of wildfires in the West and in Canada have sent smoke pouring across large sections of the country — a problem that’s set to linger for days.

Days of haze no more, at least for now. The wildfire smoke from Canada that has sickened some and prompted lawmakers to ask our northerly neighbors to take action is finally clearing.

A thin veil of smoke from wildfires burning in Canada is worsening air quality and putting a lid on temperatures in the D.C. area. The smoke, which has resulted in some of the world’s worst air quality in the Upper Midwest and Northeast, is only wafting through the Mid-Atlantic in limited quantities, but it’s enough to have a small impact.

A group of Republican state lawmakers from Midwestern states filed a complaint over smoke from Canadian wildfires. Republican state Reps. Austin Harris of Iowa, Elliott Engen of Minnesota, Calvin Callahan of Wisconsin,

Over 39 million Americans are under air quality alerts as Canadian wildfire smoke blankets parts of the U.S. Advertisement

Wildfire smoke from over 700 active wildfires in Canada has blown thousands of miles down to Hampton Roads and Coastal North Carolina, affecting air quality and graying out the skies. The good news is that we're currently experiencing what is likely to be the worst of the smoke.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing air quality concerns for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast for another day this week.  Air quality alerts were in effect Wednesday morning in parts of Minnesota,

Breathing in polluted air for extended periods of time can pose a serious health risk for people, especially for vulnerable populations.