Lawmakers in Georgia House again take up legislation intended to protect the Okefenokee from future strip mining efforts ...

Supporters of ban on mining in the Okefenokee say the largest blackwater wetland in North America needs protection, opponents ...

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

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

Georgia House lawmakers are considering two bills that would ban mining near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. Proponents of the ban argue that mining would damage the swamp's ecosystem and ...

Two bills have been introduced in the Georgia House with intentions of protecting the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from mining, the Georgia Rivers Network reported.

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