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WAYCROSS, Ga.–Oscar, the most famous resident of Okefenokee Swamp Park in southeastern Georgia, is being immortalized nearly a year after his death. Oscar was a 4.2-metre-long, 450-kilogram ...
For the past two years, Twin Pines Minerals, an Alabama-based company, has been seeking permits to mine for titanium dioxide less than 4 miles (6.4 kilometres) from the swamp that’s home of the ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs to do ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company's plan to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge neared final approval Friday as Georgia regulators ...
Explore Behind the deal to protect Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp ‘A unique solution’ There aren’t many places left on Earth like the Okefenokee.
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a ...
A company's plan to mine minerals just outside the Okefenokee Swamp and it's federally protected wildlife refuge moved a big step closer Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, to approval by Georgia regulators ...
United States Georgia governor won’t wade into debate on Okefenokee mining FOLKSTON, Ga. - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday he’s not wading into the debate over whether a mining company should be ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs ...
The Okefenokee refuge covers nearly 630 square miles (1,630 square kilometers) in southeast Georgia and is home to more than 400 animal species, including alligators and bald eagles.