Researchers found mercury levels are higher in the Okefenokee than other gator hotspots in the Southeast. How they sampled ...

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 ...

Scientists from the University of Georgia are testing alligators for mercury — and learning more about the whole ecosystem ...

The swamps of Georgia and South Carolina harbor something more dangerous than the alligators for which they’re best known.

Adamah, the largest Jewish environmental organization in North America, is celebrating a small victory after the announcement ...

While studying Georgia and South Carolina alligators, researchers reportedly found high levels of mercury which could point ...

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

The largest black water swamp in North America has been on the minds of conservation groups for six years. How the land deal ...

The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit, agreed to pay $60.1 million for 7,765 acres near the Okefenokee Swamp once ...

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

The Conservation Fund said it will buy all 7,700 acres (31.16 square kilometers) that Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals owns ...