# Bigger and more-frequent wildfires threaten water supplies across the U.S. > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/3429032 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 2 outlets covering · First listed: PBS NewsHour, Nov 13, 2026, 11:21 AM · Read it: Wildfires leave behind charred trees and scorched vegetation that impact the streams and rivers providing drinking water to much of the country, and new studies show that contamination could remain for more than a decade. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 13, 2026, 5:03 AM: [Bigger and more-frequent wildfires threaten water supplies across the US]() — AP (Wire service, United States, rated Center) - Nov 13, 2026, 11:21 AM: [Bigger and more-frequent wildfires threaten water supplies across the U.S.]() — PBS NewsHour (Public broadcaster, United States, rated Lean left) Wildfires leave behind charred trees and scorched vegetation that impact the streams and rivers providing drinking water to much of the country, and new studies show that contamination could remain for more than a decade.