An upstream wastewater facility released record levels of a toxic chemical into the drinking water supply of the tri-county ...

A city-operated wastewater treatment plant in Randolph County discharged substantially high levels of 1,4-dioxane last month into a tributary of the Cape Fear River, the drinking water supply for ...

A new study has revealed that nearly a third of Americans are exposed to unregulated contaminants like PFAS in their drinking ...

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 ...

DEQ detected elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in a sample collected on January 24 from the City of Asheboro’s wastewater ...

The Asheboro Wastewater Treatment Plant's 1,4-dioxane discharge reached 3,520 parts per billion—more than 10,000 times the chemical’s cancer risk threshold.

Tests released February 7 by the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) show that Asheboro has dumped extremely high ...

DEQ is also monitoring wastewater plants in Burlington, Greensboro, High Point, and Reidsville, where some progress has been made in reducing contamination.

This story was updated at 9:45 a.m. on Jan. 25 to reflect public statements from the Town of Pittsboro. Wastewater leaving a City of Burlington treatment plant contained 545 parts per billion of a ...

Now, those cities — Asheboro, Greensboro and Reidsville — are taking full advantage of the court’s decision, dumping massive amounts of an odorless, colorless industrial solvent known as 1,4-dioxane ...