Two big state-endorsed economic development projects are running into early opposition, indicating they could be set to join coal ash and the Okefenokee Swamp in the larger debate over Georgia’s environmental future.
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Titanium – A fantastic mineral the U.S. doesn’t need from near Okefenokee Swamp
By Guest Columnist JOE COOK, Georgia River Network guidebook author and freelance journalist
Titanium. When a German scientist isolated the element in 1795, he named it to honor the fanciful tales of the Titans, the giants that once ruled the Earth in Greek mythology.
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National defense does not need titanium from Okefenokee Swamp, industry says
By Joe Cook
Special to SaportaReport.com
Unincorporated St. George, Georgia is but a dot on the state road map in the state’s far southeast panhandle – that thumb of land formed by the St. Marys River that pokes into north Florida.
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Earth Day, BP gulf oil spill observed as new challenge emerges at Apalachicola Bay
Earth Day and the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill. This week’s recognition of these events occurs as polar opposite human interventions are unfolding around Florida’s Apalachicola Bay.
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National spotlight shines on South River as example of environmental injustice
The South River’s designation as an example of environmental injustice on American Rivers’ list of 10 most endangered rivers arrives as the nation focuses attention on Georgia for its revised and restrictive elections law.
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Extracting natural resources from natural wonders: Okefenokee Swamp, Pamlico River
AURORA, N.C. – The world’s largest phosphate mine and chemical plant operates in the nation’s largest lagoonal estuary. This area in eastern North Carolina bears watching as Georgia officials review a proposal to mine sand from the edge of the nation’s largest blackwater swamp – Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp.
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Senate runoff: Okefenokee Swamp represents environmental, security concerns
The fate of a proposed strip mine near the Okefenokee Swamp represents environmental and national security issues at stake in the Senate runoff in Georgia.
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Air quality a concern in effort to halt quarry proposed along Chattahoochee River
The proposed rock quarry along the Chattahoochee River in Carroll County is slated to emit particles into the atmosphere during its operations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, if allowed to open on a site across the river from south Fulton County.
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Army Corps advised smaller footprint for proposed mine near Okefenokee Swamp
The new application to mine sand from near the Okefenokee Swamp was crafted in consultation with the federal entity that will review the application and was shared in advance with the local chamber of commerce, records show.
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Okefenokee mining applicant laid off entire staff of 40 at sand mine it’s closing in Fl
The entire staff of 40 workers is being laid off in North Florida by a mining company seeking permission to open a mine and excavate sand near the Okefenokee Swamp. Few details are available about the job cuts in Florida or the mine being closed in the rural town of Starke, Fl.
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Planned quarry expansion flies under radar near ATL airport, in Chattahoochee basin
A proposal to expand a rock quarry near Atlanta’s airport has flown under the radar amid the controversy over a plan to mine sand near the Okefenokee Swamp. The local quarry owner excavated wetlands in an unregulated venture in previous work at the site and later bought mitigation credits, and the planned expansion follows settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit, federal records show.
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Balancing Nature & Commerce conference highlights natural habitats as economic drivers
By Dan Williams, program officer, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Teams from across the state recently gathered in Porterdale, Ga. in Newton County for the Balancing Nature & Commerce for Georgia’s Small Communities conference. The conference is a hands-on workshop about thoughtful and deliberate strategies for community planning and development. The Conservation Fund facilitated the […]
