U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says he's opposed to strip mining at the Okefenokee Swamp and came out in support of a plan to expand ...

A federal proposal to grow the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge was well received in a public meeting Tuesday, but some asked why a larger expansion isn't on the table.

Senator Jon Ossoff discussed this new plan and why he said it’s important for our state. “Enthusiastically supporting the ...

Twin Pines claims the mine won’t impact the swamp, but opponents fear the project will cause irreparable harm to the Okefenokee, the largest blackwater swamp in North America, which is home to ...

The Okefenokee Swamp is more than 400,000 acres of nature refuge, providing peace for animals and solace for people. “You just don’t find it nowhere else, so why would you want to endanger it?” ...

ATLANTA – Supporters of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) plan to add about 22,000 acres to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge asked the agency Monday to consider a larger expansion to ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The Okefenokee Swamp is one of the world’s largest blackwater wetlands. Each experience ...

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering a proposal that would expand the boundary of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge ... better protecting the swamp's hydrological integrity, and to ...

For months there’s been a hotly contested plan to mine on the border of Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp, which is now waiting on final approval. There is a meeting today as a Federal Agency in ...

As the year comes to a close, and a new presidential administration is set to lead Washington in January, there’s a final ...