Threat not over despite Okefenokee mining victory

As you may be aware, a major victory has been declared in the fight to stop Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals from strip mining land adjacent to our Okefenokee National Wildlife Reserve in order that the world never run out of toothpaste whitener. The Conservation Fund, a nonprofit specializing in acquiring at-risk lands, announced it has purchased the property for just under $60 million from T...

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