Twin Pines Minerals - Inside Climate News

Mining Fight on the Okefenokee Swamp’s Edge May Have Only Just Begun

Legislation to protect critical wetlands faces uncertainty as titanium mine moves closer to permitting.

By Drew Kann, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Michael Lusk, a refuge manager for the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, surveys the edge of the federally protected swampland in Folkston, Ga., where a major new mining operation is preparing to break ground, raising concerns among longtime residents and environmentalists. Credit: Hyosub Shin/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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