A Canadian mining startup says metal-rich rocks on the seafloor can help power the switch away from fossil fuels. Critics say mining them could cause serious ecological destruction, but no one ...

First Solar agreed to refrain from using minerals mined from the deep sea, an early win for shareholder environmental ...

Norway recently suspended its plans to open up vast tracts of seabed for deep-sea mining ... that could contribute to EV battery production for decades. However, mining activities can damage ...

Despite the favorable political environment, deep-sea mining still has some rough waters ahead of it. Battery manufacturers have begun to shy away from expensive minerals like nickel and cobalt.

Several mining ... deep-sea mining ventures. Science Photo Library/NOAA The scientists worked out that the metal nodules are able to make oxygen precisely because they act like batteries.

Trump's rollback of EV mandates and potential tariffs creates uncertainty but leaves analysts and executives unfazed. Further deregulation could drive deep-sea mining and secure domestic critical ...