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News
June 24, 2022. The Brunswick News. "Okefenokee seeking World Heritage Site designation".
June 15, 2022. Georgia Recorder. “Will confirmation of suspected tribal burial grounds end Okefenokee mine for good?”
June 13, 2022. The Georgia Sun. “Georgia suspends applications for titanium mine near Okefenokee Swamp”
June 9, 2022. Saporta Report. “Federal government gets involved with mining proposals near Okefenokee Swamp, making approval less likely”
June 9, 2022. Capitol Beat. “State suspending permit applications for titanium mine near Okfenokee Swamp”
June 7, 2022. Valdosta Today. “Army Corps blocks strip mine near Okefenokee”
June 7, 2022. Hatch Magazine. “Okefenokee mine permit revoked by Army Corps”
June 7, 2022. Savannah Morning News. “Twin Pines Minerals Set to Reapply for Mining Permit Near Okefenokee Swamp”
June 6, 2022. Fox 31. “Protection for the Okefenokee Swamp has been restored”
June 6, 2022. WABE. “Why the Muscogee (Creek) Nation gets a say on the Okefenokee mine proposal”
June 6, 2022. GPB. “Feds Dealt Major Setback to Proposed Mine Near Okefenokee”
June 6, 2022. GPB. “U.S. Army Corps Revokes Approval of Mining Near Okefenokee”
June 6, 2022. Capitol Beat. “U.S. Army Corps Throws Roadblock at Proposed Titanium Mine Near Okefenokee Swamp”
June 6, 2022. E&E News. “Army Corps deals blow to Ga. titanium mine, reverses Trump move”
June 6, 2022. The Wild Hunt. “Feds Restore Jurisdiction Over Okefenokee Mining Proposal”
June 5, 2022. The Washington Post. “Agency Ruling Delivers Big Setback to Okefenokee Mining Plan”
June 4, 2022. AP. “Agency Ruling Delivers Big Setback to Okefenokee Mining Plan”
June 4, 2022. The Current Georgia. “U.S. Army Corps Revokes Approval of Mining Near Okefenokee”
June 4, 2022. Georgia Recorder. “Feds Intervene iin Proposed Mining Project Near Okefenokee Swamp, Citing Lack of Input from Tribal Community”
June 4, 2022. “Ossoff Hails ‘Restored Protection’ of Okefenokee After Feds Resume Oversight of Mining Plan”
June 4, 2022. Savannah Morning News. “Army Corps Blocks Mine Near Okefenokee, Cites Failure to Consult Muscogee Creek Nation”
June 4, 2022. Florida Times-Union. “Army Corps blocks mine near Okefenokee, cites failure to consult Muscogee Creek Nation”
June 3, 2022. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Okefenokee Mine Project Dealt Major Blow by Army Corps of Engineers”
May 31, 2022. Thomasville Times Enterprise. “Taylor Honored for Evironmental Legislative Leadership”
May 30, 2022. Saporta Report. “The Okefenokee Experience: A tri-county effort to boost ecotourism around the swamp”
May 25, 2022. Fox31. “Senator Jon Ossoff is advocating for the protection of the Okefenokee swamp”
Feb. 9, 2022. The Georgia Recorder. “Bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers push bill to prevent Okefenokee mining”
Feb. 9, 2022. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Bipartisan bill would ban mine permits near Okefenokee Swamp”
Feb. 9, 2022. WABE. “Georgia lawmakers move to block mine near Okefenokee Swamp”
Feb. 8, 2022. Savannah Business Journal. “Okefenokee Swamp Day to be proclaimed at Capital”
Feb. 8, 2022. The Current Georgia. “New bill aims to protect Okefenokee Swamp from mining”
Feb. 8, 2022. Now Habersham. “Bipartisan Group of Georgia Lawmakers Push Bill to Prevent Okefenokee Mining”
Feb. 7, 2022. Coastal Courier. “Okefenokee Swamp Day To Be Proclaimed at Georgia Capitol”