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Lawmakers debate mining near Okefenokee Swamp

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge crew member Walker Huling, left, and maintenance crew leader Pete Chesser pile their pruned vegetation along a wilderness water trail on April 5, 2022, in Folkston, Ga. (AP photo/Stephen B. Morton/file)

Okefenokee — Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge crew member Walker Huling, left, and maintenance crew leader Pete Chesser pile their pruned vegetation along a wilderness water trail on April 5, 2022, in Folkston, Ga. (AP photo/Stephen B. Morton/file)

ATLANTA – It was jobs versus protecting a national environmental treasure Tuesday when a Georgia House subcommittee held a two-hour hearing on a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp.

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