Named for its home on the Barrens Plateau of central Tennessee, the darter is one of the rarest fish in North America. In 2019 the agency wrongly denied the Barrens darter protection despite steep ...
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An 'Endangered' Fish That Delayed a Dam's Construction for 6 Years Was Never Actually in Danger, Find Scientistscame forward with a claim regarding Snail Darter, one of the inhabitants of the Little Tennessee River. Etnier was the one who located this previously unknown fish and named it Snail Darter based ...
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A Tiny, 'Endangered' Fish Delayed a Dam's Construction in the 1970s. Now, Scientists Say the Snail Darter Isn't So Rare After Allseeing little reason to delay a major project for a seemingly minor fish. Representative John Duncan Sr., a fellow Tennessee Republican, called the snail darter a “worthless, unsightly ...
A tiny fish that averages only 2.5 inches in length derailed political careers, delayed construction of a massive dam and reservoir, caused a U.S. Supreme Court landmark case and prompted ...
The Clean Water Act’s major reductions in pollution also contributed to the fish’s recovery. Populations of the darter now swim in several waterways in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
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