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Proposed expansion of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge could stop mine

The sun sets over water lilies and cypress trees along the remote Red Trail wilderness water trail of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in April 2022. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is consider purchasing land that may prevent a mine at the site. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/file)

Okefenokee — The sun sets over water lilies and cypress trees along the remote Red Trail wilderness water trail of Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in April 2022. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is consider purchasing land that may prevent a mine at the site. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/file)

ATLANTA – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing an expansion of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, including land currently held by a company looking to open a titanium mine near the swamp.

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