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New effort emerges to stop mining near the Okefenokee Swamp

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The sun sets over water lilies and cypress trees along the remote Red Trail wilderness water trail of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

Okefenokee — The sun sets over water lilies and cypress trees along the remote Red Trail wilderness water trail of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Fargo, Ga. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)

ATLANTA – Legislative efforts to block a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp have taken a new turn.

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