In the 1970s, the discovery of the Tennessee snail darter in the Tellico River was used to halt completion of the Tellico Dam under the Endangered Species Act (a tale many law students learn in TVA v.

Decades after the Tellico Dam battle, the fish formerly known as the snail darter is thriving. It left the endangered species list in 2020. “This is still a success story,” Mr. Simmons said.

The Tellico Dam was completed in 1979. It was the last dam to be built by the TVA. As for the snail darter, the conservation efforts worked.

The Tellico Dam in Tennessee, where the fish known as the snail darter held up construction for several years. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters via Flickr. The controversy ...

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 little fish that could” ultimately prevailed. Yes, it lost a crushing battle over Tellico Dam. But it helped win the war by exposing environmental havoc, property rights abuse, plus the ...

Tellico Dam would be a very small dam in soft rolling farmland, unjustifiable for hydro generation. In reality, it had been designed for recreation and a proposed federal town that would never be ...

The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the '70s, is no longer considered imperiled, officials announced.

Emergency crews were dispatched to the Tellico Dam Boat Ramp at approximately 8 p.m. for a possible drowning incident. According to the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, ...

Emergency personnel responded to a possible drowning in Lenoir City on Thursday evening. Emergency crews were dispatched to the Tellico Dam Boat Ramp at approximately 8 p.m. for a possible ...

The Tellico Dam was completed in 1979. It was the last dam to be built by the TVA. As for the snail darter, the conservation efforts worked.