“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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered ...

Thomas Moser and Nellie McCall refused to leave their homes when TVA bought their property through eminent domain as part of the creation of the Tellico Dam.

“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 ...

But that committee also ruled in favor of the fish, finding that the dam project did not make economic sense. Congress eventually exempted the Tellico Dam from the Endangered Species Act through a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The snail darter, a tiny Southeastern fish that derailed a federal dam during an epic battle over Endangered Species Act protection in the 1970s, is no longer considered ...