A Wake County Superior Court judge has ruled against the cities of Asheboro, Greensboro and Reidsville, concluding that state environmental regulators can legally limit the amount of 1,4-dioxane, a likely carcinogen, that they discharge into the drinking water supply. Judge Graham Shirley, a Republican, wrote in his opinion that the North Carolina Department of Environmental … Continue reading N.C. Judge Upholds the State’s Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater