Wildfire smoke blankets Wisconsin; advocates stress need to confront climate change

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 1,539

Last Updated: 2 days, 9 hours ago

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For the second time in three years, noxious clouds of wildfire smoke are smothering Wisconsin, dangerously degrading air quality and restricting people’s ability to go outside. In Madison, smoke began drifting in during the early morning hours on Thursday. By sunrise, the stench of burning forests had settled in and coated the Badger State’s capitol city in a gray smog, compounding a multi-day heatwave bringing temperatures to nearly 100 degrees Fahrenheit.

The smoke originated …

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