Leonardo DiCaprio urges action to protect Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia
Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is considered one of the world’s most unique environments.
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Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp is considered one of the world’s most unique environments.
Legislation to protect critical wetlands faces uncertainty as titanium mine moves closer to permitting.
Despite having enough co-sponsors to ensure the bill's passage on the floor of the Georgia House of Representatives, the Okefenokee Protection Act languishes in committee. Contrast that to the speedy progress of HB 1338 that's been touted as a compromise.
Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals has been trying for years to develop the mine a few miles outside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
ATLANTA – The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has released draft permits for a controversial proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp. Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals is planning to mine