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A new bill would restrict some new mining near the Okefenokee for 3 years; some environmental groups say it protects the mining company more than the swamp.

More than 500 residents from nearby the mine site called on state lawmakers to stop the project.

The company seeking permits to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators,

The company seeking permits to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators, who say the company violated state laws while collecting soil samples for its permit application.

The company seeking permits to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators, who say the company violated state laws while collecting soil samples for its permit application. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division's assessment of a civil penalty against Twin Pines Minerals comes as the Alabama-based company waits for the agency to approve a final mining plan for how it would cond...

The company seeking permits to mine minerals near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators, who say the company violated state laws while collecting soil samples for its permit application. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division's assessment of a civil penalty against Twin Pines Minerals comes as the Alabama-based company waits for the agency to approve a final mining plan for how it would cond...

The company seeking permits to mine minerals just outside the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators.

The company seeking permits to mine minerals just outside the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators.

The company seeking permits to mine minerals just outside the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge has agreed to pay a $20,000 fine to Georgia environmental regulators.

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