Legislators heard arguments for new and renewed bills over whether to allow mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife ...

Supporters of ban on mining in the Okefenokee say the largest blackwater wetland in North America needs protection, opponents ...

Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the Okefenokee ... the state of Georgia, and private landowners have the opportunity to stand together to protect this unique swamp ecosystem within ...

Lawmakers in Georgia House again take up legislation intended to protect the Okefenokee from future strip mining efforts ...

Special to the WJH ATLANTA – Supporters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge are taking another crack at protecting the ...

This includes things like the coastal barrier islands and the Okefenokee Swamp. What is there to do in Georgia's Lower Coastal Plain? Unlike the Brasstown Bald, the Lower Coastal Plain covers a ...

The swamp has been the subject of renewed conservation efforts after an Alabama-based company announced plans for a mine.

Supporters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge are taking another crack at protecting the environmentally fragile ...

FOLKSTON, Ga. — Members of the Georgia State House have once again introduced bills to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining threats. The Okefenokee was named a National Wildlife Refuge in ...

Environmental activists asked Georgia House lawmakers Monday to enact a moratorium on mining adjacent to the Okefenokee ...

ATLANTA — Supporters of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge are taking another crack at protecting the environmentally fragile swamp from mining. Two bills introduced in the Georgia House of ...

ATLANTA – Environmental activists asked Georgia House lawmakers Monday to enact a moratorium on mining adjacent to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.