Tennessee Valley Auth. v. Hill

ELR Citation: ELR 20513
No(s). 76-1701 (U.S. Jun 15, 1978)

The Supreme Court affirms a Sixth Circuit decision enjoining closure of the nearly completed Tellico Dam because filling the reservoir behind the dam would destroy the critical habitat of the snail darter, an endangered species. The language and legislative history of §7 of the Endangered Species A...