Georgia's beloved Okefenokee Swamp at the heart of plan for new titanium dioxide mine

Published: March 4, 2022, 2:29 a.m.

b"A proposal to mine for titanium dioxide near the state's Okefenokee Swamp is attracting controversy. Alabama company Twin Pines has applied for a permit to extract minerals near the freshwater wetland and wildlife refuge \\u2014 the largest blackwater wetland in North America \\u2014 and residents, politicians and environmental advocates are pushing back to protect the Okefenokee."