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

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

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

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 ...

“Amazing video” of a head slap was captured by a visitor to the 640-square-mile Okefenokee Swamp and shared by the lab on ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Georgia House lawmakers are considering two bills that would ban mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Proponents of the ban argue that mining would damage the swamp's ecosystem and ...

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 ...

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