Water slowly moves through the Okefenokee Swamp, on March 15, 2024 in Folkston, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) Trees are reflected in the water of the Okefenokee Swamp on March 15 ...

After six years, a controversial bid to mine next door to Georgia’s famed Okefenokee Swamp is no more. The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit specializing in acquiring at-risk lands, announced ...

AJC environment reporter Drew Kann joins the "Politically Georgia" podcast to unpack the land deal that halted a mining project near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp.

A high-profile, yearslong fight over a proposal to mine near the nation’s largest blackwater swamp in Georgia has come to an end. The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit that buys at-risk lands for ...

ATLANTA - The Alabama-based company planning to open a titanium mine adjacent to the Okefenokee Swamp has not submitted $2.1 million in financial assurances required to get a permit from ...

In 2019, Twin Pines sought permission to mine near the Okefenokee Swamp, but the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers required an environmental impact statement. In response, Twin Pines withdrew and ...

Land deal ends controversial mining fight near Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp. The $60 million purchase by the Conservation Fund will halt a proposed titanium mine along the ends of North America ...

A $60M deal saved Okefenokee from mining, safeguarding 7,764 acres near the Georgia refuge. Conservation efforts ensured this critical environmental win. How public input helped halt a mine at ...

A hotly debated mining project near the federally protected Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2 million permit requirement needed before Georgia regulators make a final decision. Twin Pines ...

The Brief. A plan to mine near the border of Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp has been stopped after years of battles with conservationists. Alabama's Twin Pines had worked since 2019 to obtain permits ...