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Fate of planned mine near Okefenokee left to Georgia agency By RUSS BYNUMJune 7, 2021 GMT FOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) More than 160 years after her great-great-grandfather settled on a patch of land surrounded by water in the Okefenokee Swamp, Sheila Carter takes visitors on guided canoe tours for firsthand looks at the swamp’s abundant alligators and stilt-legged birds wading among blooming water lilies. Even when she’s not working, Carter often paddles the tea-colored waters to find peace amid the vastly unspoiled wilderness. She fears it could be irreparably harmed if a mining company is allowed to dig for minerals just outside the Okefenokee, home to the largest U.S. wildlife refuge east of the Mississippi River. ....
The state depends almost entirely on the Colonial Pipeline, which recently was shut down for several days after a cyber attack. While industry advocates say pipelines are secure and green, officials may want to consider other options. ....
ATLANTA – Transportation planners may be able to use legislation the General Assembly passed recently originally aimed at freight rail to make more room for large cargo ships calling at the Port of Savannah. A bill lawmakers approved on the last day of this year’s legislative session authorizes the state to seek private investment to help finance improvements to Georgia’s freight-rail network. But provisions the state Senate tacked onto a measure that originated in the Georgia House of Representatives add a new dimension. Besides the freight rail piece, the final version of the bill would give the state Department of Transportation a new method of contracting for major projects the agency could use to raise the Talmadge Bridge to accommodate a new generation of huge containerized-cargo ships calling increasingly at the port’s Garden City Terminal. ....
Primary Content Credit: Capitol Beat News Service Transportation planners may be able to use legislation the General Assembly passed recently originally aimed at freight rail to make more room for large cargo ships calling at the Port of Savannah. A bill lawmakers approved on the last day of this year’s legislative session authorizes the state to seek private investment to help finance improvements to Georgia’s freight-rail network. But provisions the state Senate tacked onto a measure that originated in the Georgia House of Representatives add a new dimension. Besides the freight rail piece, the final version of the bill would give the state Department of Transportation a new method of contracting for major projects the agency could use to raise the Talmadge Bridge to accommodate a new generation of huge containerized-cargo ships calling increasingly at the port’s Garden City Terminal. ....