With an estimated 340 North Atlantic right whales left — and only about 70 females who can reproduce — scientists and environmental advocates are concerned that the species could become another bullet point on the list of extinct species.
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The Okefenokee Experience: A tri-county effort to boost ecotourism around the swamp
Want to take a walk on the wild side? Head down to South Georgia, home to one of Georgia’s Seven Natural Wonders. The Okefenokee Swamp — 428,000 acres of wetlands — hosts 424 animal species and 620 types of plants and, famously, around 13,000 alligators. Under a new initiative, the swamp’s special attributes will be […]
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Trump administration rewrites clean water rule, environmentalists vow to push back
The Trump administration has submitted to the White House a new definition of the “Waters of the United States,” a proposal the Southern Environmental Law Center contends could remove environmental protections from up to 60 percent of the nation’s streams and more than 90 percent of wetlands.
