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Undoing Trump rule won't likely affect Okefenokee mine plan


Undoing Trump rule won t likely affect Okefenokee mine plan
RUSS BYNUM, Associated Press
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1of3FILE- In this Aug 2, 2007 file photo, an alligator hangs around the canoes at Okefenokee Adventures at the entrance to the Okefenokee Swamp in Charlton County, Ga. A battle over whether to allow mining near the vast wildlife refuge in the Okefenokee Swamp rests with Georgia state regulators after federal agencies declared they no longer have oversight. (Chris Viola/The Florida Times-Union via AP, File)Chris Viola/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3Jane Winkler stands with a sign that says Protect The Okefenokee outside a church where Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp met with local Chamber of Commerce members in Folkston, Ga., on April 22, 2021. Winkler and others are fighting a mining company s plan to dig for minerals about 3 miles from the edge of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The company Twin Pines Minerals says it can mine the area with ....

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