Mining company vows to forge ahead when permitted despite feds’ Okefenokee Refuge expansion plan
Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals LLC plans to mine for titanium and zirconium just outside the refuge’s boundaries.
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Cocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers
The demand for cocoa has resulted in mass deforestation and significant carbon emissions.
Heat protections for workers face uphill battle in Florida; mine near Okefenokee Swamp nears approval
Heat protections are expected to stall, while another bill would ban municipalities from passing their own protections.
Brazilian agribusiness is killing the Amazon. The international community can help stop it
Brazil’s president promisedto achieve zero deforestation and reduce illegal mining in the Amazon to fight climate change,. but the Amazon ...