The AJC has learned a former top U.S. wildlife official wrote Gov. Brian Kemp to warn that a mine planned near the Okefenokee Swamp would threaten the fragile ecosystem.

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, encompassing more than 400,000 acres between the border of Georgia and Florida, is a crucial refuge for endangered and ...

In a letter to Kemp dated Jan 15 - five days before leaving office to make way for the incoming Trump administration - then-FWS Director Martha Williams called the Okefenokee “o ...

In an effort to continue preserving the history of the Great Dismal Swamp, Perri Meldon is writing her PhD dissertation at ...