Update: On Feb. 15, this story was changed to show that the state is now collecting public comments on the permits for 60 days, rather than 30 as was initially announced.
Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division is issuing draft permits for a controversial proposal to mine for titanium dioxide near the Okefenokee Swamp.
Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals has been trying for years to develop the mine a few miles outside the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. The company says the mine would bring needed jobs to the rural area.
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