The endangered minnow only lives in a handful of creeks above Spring City, Tennessee. When drought nearly wiped out the last of the species, local conservationists sprung into action, creating an ‘ark ...

As water demands grow, a controversial push to resurrect a failed dam project divides the Columbia community. Critics say the ...

This is the second time USA TODAY readers have honored the Au Sable for its fly fishing. In 2024's USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers ...

A rendering of the Tennessee Valley Authority's planned Pumped Storage Hydropower plant on Rorex Creek near Pisgah, Ala.

A 14-year-old Bassett, Virginia, motocross rider died Saturday at East Bend Motorsports from injuries he sustained during a ...

Shelved plans from ’60s for Tennessee Valley Authority project in N.C. unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ...

Getting to Great Smoky Mountains National Park on either the Tennessee or North Carolina sides is easy, and there are six ...

An earthquake near Greenback, Tennessee, shook East Tennessee early Saturday morning. It was the largest quake in the region ...

East Tennessee and its mountainous terrain are a maze of rivers controlled by dams. Floods from Hurricane Helene tore through them and caused massive destruction as the water brought down roads ...

In East Tennessee, dams owned and operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority, the nation’s largest public power provider, provided a critical mechanism for slowing the flow of Helene’s ...