Dossier
Contaminant Candidate List
Coverage of Contaminant Candidate List in the Nexus archive.
- AGs push EPA to regulate microplastics in drinking water
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 13 other attorneys general are urging the EPA to mandate monitoring of microplastics in drinking water, despite the agency's recent addition of microplastics to its Contaminant Candidate List. The coalition argues for stricter regulations, citing health risks from microplastics and their projected doubling in water concentration by 2040.