Two bills proposed to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from mining did not advance through the House Thursday.

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

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

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

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

A visitor to Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp recorded a rarely seen part of the alligator mating ritual called the head slap, researchers say. Jennifer Berglund video screengrab Male alligators ...

Students from the Pierce County School District represented the local area at the 2025 Okefenokee Technology Competition at South Georgia State College in Waycross. 'The 10th Okefenokee Technology ...

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 call for ...