Boston College Law School Digital Commons @ Boston College Law School Boston College Law School Faculty Papers 1-1-1982 Reflected in a River: Agency Accountability and the TVA Tellico Dam Case Zygmunt J.B. Plater Boston College Law School,
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[email protected]. REFLECTED IN A RIVER: AGENCY ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE TVA TELLICO DAM CASE Zygmunt J.B. Plater* Introduction Legal history is usually written from one of two time perspec tives: as a narrative of events and changing conditions over a span of years or as an extended exploration of one fertile moment in time. In examining the intriguing entity known as the Tennessee Valley Authority, others in this symposium will no doubt chroni cle the life of that agency-corporation since its creation in 1933. This article —which compiles some of the recollections, subjective impressions, and analytical observations of a participant1 —draws upon that chronological history to some extent.