SAVANNAH — Conservation groups filed suit Tuesday against a U.S. government agency challenging its decision to allow a mining project to move forward without federal permits near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge.
U.S. agency sued over hands-off decision on Okefenokee mine
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