The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

In this week's Current Climate newsletter, Trump has ignited a new fight over seabed mining; America’s only rare-earth mine ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

Deep-sea mining firm The Metals Co asked the Trump administration on Tuesday to approve its plans to mine the international ...

On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...

The nodules contain critical materials ... 60 days “to expedite the process for reviewing and issuing seabed mineral exploration licences and commercial recovery permits in areas beyond national ...

Deep-sea mineral ecosystem The deep-sea mining industry ... the feasibility of using the National Defense Stockpile for nodule-derived minerals and of entering into offtake agreements, while ...

Deep-sea mining endangers rare species, threatening biodiversity in the ocean's depths and raising critical questions about ...