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State meeting at Okefenokee draws mining project critics
Jane 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 di
Jane 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. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Opponents of a proposed titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp used the monthly meeting of the Georgia Board of Natural Resources this week to raise concerns about the project.
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