she says. It’s a chilly, grey morning. Bednarek is at the front of a boat gliding through a corner of the Okefenokee Swamp, the largest blackwater wetland in North America. “And then they ...

The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near ...

The AJC has learned a former top U.S. wildlife official wrote Gov. Brian Kemp to warn that a mine planned near the Okefenokee Swamp would threaten the fragile ecosystem.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The boundaries of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge will be expanded, following a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The refuge contains the Okefenokee ...

Kudos to Dick Yarbrough for his outstanding editorial about the Okefenokee Swamp and the dangerous threat posed to it by mining. Several of his points bear repeating. First, he indicates that ...

(The Center Square) – The expansion of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge does not affect a company's plans to mine there. Twin Pines Minerals confirmed it was still pursuing the project ...

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, encompassing more than 400,000 acres between the border of Georgia and Florida, is a ...

In a letter to Kemp dated Jan 15 – five days before leaving office to make way for the incoming Trump administration – ...

ATLANTA – The former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently urged Gov. Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on her way out the door.

The Twin Pines mine site with stationed equipment 3 miles outside of the Okefenokee Refuge and current acquisition boundary. March 18, 2024. Hyosub Shin/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The former ...

Brian Kemp to block a proposed mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on her way out the door.