Seminole agrees with the DEP’s general findings, which are based on extensive chemical fingerprinting of wells tapping the ...

Lawyers hired by the county say the concentration of 1,4-dioxane in the underground water supply —while currently posing no threat to residents — will grow to dangerously high levels in coming ...

As NC delays setting limits on 1,4-dioxane, utilities like CFPUA face mounting costs to protect drinking water from upstream pollution.

Lawyers for the utility say Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy should foot the bill for the cleanup of toxic chemicals.

A push by North Carolina's powerful industry groups has some worried pollution in Asheboro and elsewhere will go unchecked.

The State reported that a study by the Environmental Integrity Project, a watchdog organization, uncovered that factories ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality has created a human health risk assessment of 1,4-dioxane in drinking water. “1,4-dioxane is a clear liquid ...

Three central North Carolina municipalities in 2024 fought — and won — for their right to release a potentially toxic chemical into the drinking water of communities.