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North Carolina is home to more than 6,000 dams and most are classified as low hazard. But some 194 of them are classified as high hazard and in poor or unsatisfactory condition.
A highly-toxic chemical compound known to cause cancer has been detected at the New Indy Containerboard plant in Catawba, South Carolina. State officials are monitoring the compound to make sure it doesn't leak into the nearby Catawba River.