It’s no secret that industrial chemicals are making their way from factories and other big polluting facilities into our bodies and the environment.   A particularly concerning industrial chemical to watch is 1,4-dioxane, a likely carcinogen found in the following industrial applications:  In February 2025, a North Carolina judge confirmed that state environmental regulators can limit the amount of 1,4-dioxane being discharged into drinking water and require pollution controls in a permit, but three cities that discharge the chemical upstream of almost one million people have appealed this […]