A conservation group says it will pay $60 million to buy land outside the Okefenokee Swamp from a mining company that spent ...

The Conservation Fund's purchase halted a widely opposed titanium mining proposal near the largest blackwater swamp in North America.

An Alabama company that was close to receiving the final go-ahead from the state of Georgia to mine near the Okefenokee ...

A study by the University of Georgia has revealed new concerns over the levels of mercury in the waters around the ...

An Alabama company's plan to mine near the border of one of Georgia's natural wonders has been stopped after years of fights with conservationists.

After six years, a controversial bid to mine next door to Georgia’s famed Okefenokee Swamp is no more. The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit specializing in acquiring at-risk lands, announced ...

Mercury contamination is surfacing as a serious concern in parts of Georgia and South Carolina, particularly in regions like the Okefenokee Swamp. University of Georgia researchers found ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company that has spent years battling conservationists as it seeks a permit to mine outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge needs to do ...