On August 6, Donald Trump addressed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, raising concerns about smoke from wildfires in Canada affecting air quality in the United States. According to reports, during a phone call between the two leaders, Trump reportedly told Bank of England governor Mark Carney to "stop these fires from coming in," referring to the cross-border smog originating from several major Canadian forest blazes. In a related development, scientists have strongly criticized President Trump's attribution of blame towards Canada. His claims that Canada is "poisoning" the US air with smoke from wildfires have been dismissed as unfounded by environmental experts who say that such fires are symptomatic of broader climate issues. The situation has drawn renewed attention to the complexities of transboundary pollution and the implications for global environmental cooperation.