The Metals Company, based in Canada, created a U.S. subsidiary to mine Clarion Clipperton, and received a major boost in ...

The U.S. push to mine international waters for metals defies global efforts to control and protect these fragile ecosystems.

With the backing of the US government, a Canadian company is poised to sidestep UN laws and start vacuuming what it deems ...

Recent advances in technology have made deep-sea mining more feasible. But removing the nodules - which also requires pumping ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. On ...

Deep-sea mining is promoted as a solution for the energy transition and wealth for developing nations. However, evidence ...

The U.S. legal framework, the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA), although enacted nearly 40 years ago, has ...

An underwater volcano near Tonga revealed how sediment spreads, disrupts marine life, and raises questions about deep-sea ...

What makes The Metals Company (TMC), a little-known company that isn't even making any money, a threat to the ocean, ...

The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) recently announced rule changes that would accelerate deep-sea mining in ...

Mining and mineral resources have always been a lightning rod for economic and political power, and the modern era is no different – 2025 has seen ...

Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and ...