Two House bills, HB 561 and HB 562, are being considered by a state House subcommittee to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from future mining projects encroaching on North America’s largest blackwater swamp.
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Two House bills, HB 561 and HB 562, are being considered by a state House subcommittee to protect the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from future mining projects encroaching on North America’s largest blackwater swamp.