The snail darter and the dam : how pork-barrel politics endangered a little fish and killed a river /
Plater, Zygmunt J. B.,1943-
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-359) and index.
God is speaking, by committee -- Of time, a river, and the Tennessee Valley Authority -- At the old fort : the start of a crusade for a little fish -- Pushing the snail darter onto the endangered species list -- Trial and tribulation in TVA's home court -- An appeal for justice as bulldozers roll -- The snail darter goes to Washington -- Endangered, on the banks of the Potomac -- The snail darter gets its Congressional hearings -- The highest court? -- Another trial and vindication, in the God tribunal -- 140 days of a slow-ticking clock, ending in 42 seconds -- A phone call from Air Force One -- A few years later, on the CBS evening news.
Tennessee Valley Authority.
United States.
United States.
Environmental policy
Percina tanasi
Endangered species
Endangered species
Rare fishes