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

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

Two House bills, HB 561 and HB 562, are being considered by a state House subcommittee to protect the Okefenokee National ...

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

Don’t get your hopes up, but a couple of bills have surfaced in the Legislature addressing the Georgia Environmental ...

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

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

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

It’s long past time for Governor Kemp and Speaker Burns to allow the Okefenokee Protection Act, with its overwhelming bipartisan support, to be voted on and passed so that the swamp can be ...