Hiram Hill et al. v. Tennessee Valley Authority
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
419 F. Supp. 753 (1976)
- Written by Eric Miller, JD
Facts
A small species of fish known as the snail darter was designated an endangered species in 1975, thus meriting protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA). Various plaintiffs—including the Association of Southeastern Biologists; the Audubon Council of Tennessee, Inc.; Hiram G. Hill, Jr.; Zygmunt Plater; and Donald Cohen (plaintiffs)—brought suit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a United States agency, in federal district court. The plaintiffs sought to permanently enjoin the TVA from completing its Tellico Dam project, which had been underway since 1967 and which the plaintiffs alleged threatened the continued survival of the snail darter in violation of the ESA. Evidence showed that $53 million in public funds had already been spent on the project and that closure of the dam would result in the creation of a reservoir in which the snail darter would not survive.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Taylor, J.)
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