U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff has reiterated his call for the state to reject permits for a planned titanium mine near the Okefenokee Swamp. The project has raised a storm of opposition from environmental groups and other defenders of the swamp, who have argued the mine would devastate the swamp by reducing water levels.
Right now, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division is considering Twin Pines’ application for a Mining Land Use Plan permit after receiving more than 100,000 comments opposing the mine during a 60-day public comment period earlier this year.
