South Georgia is home to one of the largest freshwater wetlands in North America: the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
There’s a new plan to mine for titanium nearby, which environmentalists aren’t happy about. It reminds many of a similar fight for the swamp 22 years ago. Back then? The federal government stepped in to stop a 38,000-acre mining proposal by Du Pont.
But this time around, that’s unlikely to happen. The Trump administration has said finding domestic sources for minerals like titanium is a national security priority.
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