The international legal order is floundering. The geopolitical and resource policy priorities of the United States are ...

Of course the White House is calling its effort to carry out destructive deep-sea mining as a boon for the U.S. economy, and estimates it will cause $300 billion in GDP growth and bring in more ...

The administration moves to sidestep U.N. body governing the ocean floor and the harvesting of minerals and metals in ...

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to expand the controversial but financially lucrative practice of deep-sea mining in a bid to lock down US access to critical ...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order intended to accelerate offshore mining and open new opportunities for ...

It follows vigorous lobbying of the White House by some deep-sea mining companies in league with conservative ideologues who resent perceived impingements on America’s sovereign rights.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to expand US deep ... sea mining for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters, despite warnings by environmental groups ...

Photo: Loke Marine Minerals President Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the mining of the deep sea as part of a broader effort by the White House to secure critical minerals for ...

The measure directs the Commerce Department to speed up reviewing and issuing permits for exploration and commercial recovery under a 1980 law, according to senior White House officials who ...

Deep-sea mining is seen by the administration as another avenue for extracting rare-earth elements such as manganese, cobalt, nickel and copper, helping wean the US off foreign suppliers and ...