Conservationists petition Chemours for Okefenokee mining pledge

Environmentalists delivered a petition with 26,000 signatures to Chemours on Earth Day, asking for a permanent pledge not to mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, which conservationists fear could harm the ecosystem and endangered species. The Current is an inclusive nonprofit, non-partisan news organization providing in-depth watchdog journalism for Savannah and Coastal Georgia’s communities.