On November 14, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) determined that 1,4-dioxane presents an unreasonable risk of injury to human health under ...
Over the last six years, our firm has written extensively about 1,4-Dioxane, from U.S. EPA’s proclamations to state laws and regulations, litigation, and distinctions between federal and state ...
North Carolina has the third highest concentration of 1,4-dioxane — a synthetic chemical the EPA defines as a “likely carcinogen” — in the country. The Department of Environmental Quality ...
“The Cape Fear River remains polluted with a likely carcinogen.” The utility reported heightened 1,4-dioxane levels of 2.9 parts per billion in raw water on Dec. 9 and .81 ppb in finished water De ...
More than 97 million US residents are served by US public water systems with detectable levels of contaminants, and disparities related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are apparent.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has formally objected to North Carolina’s proposed wastewater discharge permit for the city of Asheboro, citing inadequate controls on 1,4-dioxane ...
Four target contaminants (or classes) with industrial sources were included: per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); 1,4-dioxane ... that communities of color may have elevated exposures ...