Support Evaluation of the Georgia Coastal Management Program
Evaluation of the Georgia Coastal Management Program; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Comments
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration· Georgia CoastFederal Register 2026-02303 ↗

The groups on this fight
4 groups predicted likely to care in Georgia
Predicted likely to care is a guess from footprint in Georgia, by the same match the STAND matchmaker runs, with no link to this decision. Give straight to them; nothing routes through us.
- Center for Biological Diversity
Predicted likely to care · a guess
Works Georgia: joined the November 2022 environmental lawsuit challenging the Army Corps decisions that cleared the way for the Twin Pines mine beside the refuge.
- Defenders of Wildlife
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Works Georgia: founding member of the Okefenokee Protection Alliance and a plaintiff in the 2022 wetlands lawsuit against the Army Corps over the Twin Pines mine.
- National Wildlife Refuge Association
Predicted likely to care · a guess
Works Georgia: sued the Army Corps in November 2022 over the Twin Pines project, helped found the Okefenokee Protection Alliance in 2020, and produced the 2021 documentary Sacred Waters: The Okefenokee in Peril.
- Southern Environmental Law Center
Predicted likely to care · a guess
Works Georgia: filed the 2022 lawsuit against the Army Corps over wetlands decisions enabling the Twin Pines mine on behalf of four national groups, and its senior attorney chaired the Okefenokee Protection Alliance executive committee.
Every group above is on STAND for Public Lands, with its court record, its filings and who backs it.
NOAA's Office for Coastal Management is conducting a performance evaluation of Georgia's Coastal Management Program and wants public input through a virtual meeting and written comments. This review assesses how well Georgia's program is managing its coastal resources under federal standards. It affects coastal managers, conservation groups, local governments, and communities along Georgia's coast.
In the agency’s own words
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management will hold a virtual public meeting to solicit input on the performance evaluation of the Georgia Coastal Management Program. NOAA also invites the public to submit written comments.
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