Even areas downstream of TVA dams experienced flooding after Helene, including the hardest-hit campgrounds by Douglas Dam and Watauga Dam. "When I first came in, I just could not believe the ...

After the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit the Carolinas, Duke Energy drew the ire of Mountain Island Lake residents who say the company could have mitigated the flooding in their neighborhoods.

The TVA began repairs at the Watauga Dam Campground the day after Hurricane Helene struck the Tri-Cities region and completed most needed repairs by Thanksgiving. However, some mitigation of ...

In the 1970s, the discovery of the Tennessee snail darter in the Tellico ... Dam under the Endangered Species Act (a tale many law students learn in TVA v. Hill). The dam was only completed after ...

After the Environmental Protection Agency got into the dispute, the courts became involved. Things were settled when President Jimmy Carter signed a bill exempting the Tellico Dam from protection ...

After moving 600 tons of gravel, the federal utility reopened a beloved public camping spot devastated by Helene.

When Duke Energy opened four floodgates at Cowans Ford Dam last fall ... that are dramatically different sizes. After the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit the Carolinas, Duke Energy drew the ...