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Snail darter revisited: Famous fish that halted a dam's construction is not endangered after all
In 1967, construction began on the Tellico Dam—the aim was to create a reservoir on the Little Tennessee River, approximately 20 miles southwest of Knoxville. The dam construction was led by ...
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Bill to return land in Monroe County to Cherokee tribe passes U.S. House for fifth time
A bill returning historical sites in Monroe County to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed the U.S. House of ...
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Center for Biological Diversity Statement on Snail Darter’s Taxonomic Status
In January 2025 a paper published in Current Biology (Ghezelayagh et al. 2025) explained that genetic analysis demonstrated that snail darters (Percina tanasi) represented a population of the more ...
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Los Angeles Fires Made Worse By Environmental Extremists
Far Left environmentalists around the country may be pleased that California and Los Angeles County followed all the environmental rules even though it caused several deaths and as much as $250 ...
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Historic Accomplishment: Snail Darter Recovered
Still, political forces in Congress exempted the Tellico Dam from compliance with environmental laws by attaching a rider to the energy and water appropriations bill. Even though he opposed the ...
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Highway 444 in Loudon County reopens after wreck
(WATE) — Highway 444/Tellico Parkway in Loudon County has reopened ... that the highway is shut down in both directions at Saddle Dam. Around 11:25 a.m., the sheriff’s office said the road ...