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Undoing Trump rule won't likely affect Okefenokee mine plan
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. The company Twin Pines Minerals says it can mine the area without harming the swamp. But federal government scientists have said the project could damage the swamp's ability to hold water. - photo by Associated Press
SAVANNAH — The Biden administration's plan to revive protections for some wetlands and streams that got eliminated during Donald Trump's presidency isn't likely to restore federal oversight of a proposed mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge.
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