A Wake County Superior Court decision upholds that N.C. Department of Environmental Quality has the authority to set limits of 1,4-dioxane discharges from public wastewater utilities.

In a significant legal decision, the court upheld the DEQ's protocols and authority to impose limits on 1,4-dioxane discharges, following concerns over elevated levels ...

According to a release, the NCDEQ identified elevated levels of 1,4-dioxane in discharges from Asheboro’s wastewater ...

Outer Banks Voice In an announcement on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 11, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) reports it has issued a permit for a ...

It has been nearly a decade since toxic 'forever chemicals' like GenX were discovered in the Cape Fear River and local drinking water systems.

A state court has restored North Carolina’s ability to limit pollution from 1,4-dioxane, a toxic industrial chemical that can threaten drinking water supplies for nearly 1 million people downstream.

The chemical, used in solvents, degreasers and some consumer products, is a likely carcinogen that can harm the liver and kidneys.

The North Carolina Supreme Court has granted state environmental regulators’ request for a temporary stay in a case involving ...

Duke researchers found no evidence of impacts to domestic well water from legacy, or historic, lithium mining in North Carolina. Used in products like rechargeable batteries, lithium is a silvery ...