The bills would not apply to a project current under consideration, but rather to mining companies applying for future ...

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

Georgia lawmakers Monday heard arguments for and against a pair of bills that would keep mining from expanding near the Okefenokee Swamp.

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

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

Efforts to address mining near the Okefenokee Swamp and regulate data center energy costs also stalled in committee, leaving ...

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

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