FILE - A blue heron fishes for food on Nov. 28, 2023 at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in Folkston. Travel + Leisure recently ranked it as one of the best places to visit in Georgia. One of ...

For the last 10 months, the decision on whether a titanium mine can be built just 3 miles outside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has been in the hands of the Georgia Environmental Protection ...

The warnings from the Fish and Wildlife Service could set up a legal battle if Georgia approves permits for a titanium mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The federal government is ...

SAVANNAH — A federal agency proposed an expansion of the Okefenokee Swamp’s vast wildlife refuge on Friday, which could lead to a buyout offer for land intended for a private company’s mining project ...

What didn’t pass? Measures that would pause or limit mining near the Okefenokee Swamp, as an Alabama company closes in on securing permits to dig for titanium in the mineral-rich sand dunes on the ...

The Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia is larger than all of New York City. Parts of it are a national wildlife refuge. Now, the state of Georgia is on the cusp of permitting a controversial mine right ...

A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than ...

Another session of the Georgia General Assembly ended after midnight Friday without any new protections for the Okefenokee Swamp passing, as a controversial strip mine planned near the refuge moves ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a private ...

GEORGIA — As the year comes to a close, and a new presidential administration is set to lead Washington in January, there’s a final push to prevent a titanium mining project from getting closer to ...

One of Georgia's biggest natural spaces could get even bigger in the near future. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal that would expand the boundary of the Okefenokee National ...