An Alabama-based company that was close to receiving the final go-ahead from the state to mine near the Okefenokee National ...

The Conservation Fund has purchased the land of a proposed mine site, called Trail Ridge, near the border of the Okefenokee ...

The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit, announced Friday it has purchased the proposed site of a deep earth mine near ...

The Alabama company that planned to mine titanium dioxide next to the Okefenokee Swamp has agreed to sell its property to an ...

The landmark deal ends a years-long fight over a proposed mine next to one of the South’s last truly wild places.

The Conservation Fund confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that the land as purchased for just under $60 million.

The Okefenokee Swamp is a jewel that was threatened by mining interests. A new deal saves it for the benefit of generations of Georgians to come.

A hotly debated mining project near the federally protected Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2 million permit requirement ...

The South is teeming with wildlife on land, sea and swamp. To observe ponies, gators, elk and dolphin in their natural habitats, here are a handful of scenic destinations and guided tours ripe for ...

As climate change and development exacerbate the Mississippi River’s environmental problems, many communities will have to ...

Despite the name, state records show that the “Wakulla Volcano” actually stemmed from southern Jefferson County, near the “Gum Swamp” section of the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge. Photo of ...