U.S. agency sued over hands-off decision on Okefenokee mine – WABE
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In Georgia, four conversations groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a U.S. agency for its decision to move forward with the Okefenokee mining project without federal permits.
Four conservation groups sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in federal court Tuesday for removing itself from reviewing the environmental impact of a mine planned near the Okefenokee Swamp — placing the permitting for the project back in the hands of state environmental regulators.
A U.S. government agency is being sued over its decision to allow a proposed mine outside the vast Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to move forward without federal permits.
A U.S. government agency is being sued over its decision to allow a proposed mine outside the vast Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to move forward without federal permits