Mining company can't tap water needed for Okefenokee wildlife refuge, US says
A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons per day.
Good. Fuck them for wanting to destroy that habitat.
Their project will likely get approved but will have regulators watching water balances like a hawk
That doesn't actually mean much these days.