ATLANTA – Georgia’s former governor has thrown his clout behind the environmental movement to protect the Okefenokee Swamp, a move observers say will have political ramifications even though the legal impacts are probably minimal.
Sonny Perdue, a cabinet member during President Donald Trump’s first term, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior two weeks ago urging support for a yearslong effort to get the national wildlife refuge designated as a United Nations World Heritage Site.
Perdue, who became chancellor of the University System of Georgia after serving as agriculture secretary for Trump, sent the message on Board of Regents letterhead, as reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Wednesday.
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