In the latest turn in a years-long attempt to open a rock quarry in Jackson County, a judge ruled this spring that the mining company Vulcan Materials could not go ahead with its project.
The Oconee River Land Trust is one organization that spoke out against the quarry’s potential environmental impacts during meetings last year.
WUGA’s Emma Auer sat down with Dan Crescenzo, the executive director of the Oconee River Land Trust, to discuss his nonprofit’s reaction to the judge’s ruling.
Vulcan Materials did not respond to multiple requests for comment.