Politics www.nytimes.com Wildfires threaten urban water supplies, long after the flames are out After a forest burns, the resulting erosion can contaminate drinking water supplies for up to a decade.
Politics www.nytimes.com After wildfires stop burning, a danger in the drinking water Experts are warning that existing water safety rules are not suitable to a world where wildfires destroy more residential areas than in the past.
Newsletter www.circleofblue.org Western wildfires damage, contaminate drinking water systems As they tear through forests and developed areas, fires in California, Oregon, and Washington have destroyed water infrastructure and released chemical contaminants.
