That’s the same DuPont that wanted to drag-mine the Okefenokee 25 years ago until Gov. Zell Miller, along with then-Secretary of the Interior Bruce Babbitt, told them no. Déjà vu all over again.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will move forward with a plan to expand the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge the swamp's supporters hope will help sink a proposed titanium mine, the federal ...

The Okefenokee refuge covers nearly 630 square miles (1,630 square kilometers) in southeast Georgia and is home to more than 400 animal species, including alligators and bald eagles.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a plan that could lead to the expansion of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The plan approved by the FWS—which manages the 407,000-acre ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal agency said Friday that it has approved a plan to expand the Okefenokee Swamp's vast wildlife refuge, setting up a potential buyout offer for land intended for a ...