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

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

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

The state House of Representatives passed 75 bills Thursday, the deadline for legislation to pass either the House or Senate ...

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 1937, and provides ...

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

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 ...

Two bills introduced in the Georgia House of Representatives aim to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from mining operations. One bill proposes a five-year moratorium on mining, while the other seeks a ...