Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee described an “awful beast” in 1979. That beast—which he also called “the bane of my ...

Scientists say the snail darter, whose endangered species status delayed the building of a dam in Tennessee in the 1970s, is ...

The two-inch snail darter became a symbol for regulatory overreach in the 1970s. New research suggests the fish was not an endangered species — or even a species.

The Supreme Court criticised the Centre for inaction on Mullaperiyar Dam safety, urging immediate measures amid ongoing ...

If you learn about environmental law, you know the story of the snail darter, that little fish lawyers, environmentalists, ...

Chennai: Construction of a check dam across the Silandhi, a tributary of the Amaravathi River, by Kerala could impact water flow into Amaravathi dam a.

CHENNAI: The Kerala government’s construction of a check dam across Silandhi river has raised concerns, with the TN Forest ...

TVA had a winter failure followed by a winter success. What does the utility expect this year as a storm comes through?

In the late-1970s, a small freshwater fish known as the snail darter made history when its newly acquired status as an endangered species helped to temporarily block construction of the Tellico Dam in ...