Twin Pines (Organization)

Conservation group makes $60M land deal to end mining threat outside Okefenokee Swamp
A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent years battling environmentalists over its plans to extract minerals there
The Independent UK 3 min read
Mining project near the Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2M permit requirement
A hotly debated mining project near the federally protected Okefenokee Swamp has stalled over a $2 million permit requirement needed before Georgia regulators make a final decision
The Independent UK 5 min read
‘Why mine so close?’: the fight to protect the pristine Okefenokee swamp
An Alabama company wants to mine near the 440,000-acre Georgia swamp, but locals and scientists fear it could be irreparably harmed
The Guardian - US 8 min read
Regulators move mine plan near Okefenokee a big step forward
A company's plan to mine minerals just outside the famed Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge is a big step closer to being approved by regulators in Georgia
The Independent UK 5 min read
U.S. agency sued over hands-off decision on Okefenokee mine
A U.S. government agency is being sued over its decision to allow a proposed mine outside the vast Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to move forward without federal permits
The Independent UK 4 min read
Company: Legal settlement puts Okefenokee mine back on track
A company seeking to mine in southeast Georgia near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp says the project is back on track after a federal agency reversed a June decision that had temporarily blocked it
The Independent UK 4 min read