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Trump expected to sign deep-sea mining executive order on Thursday - sources
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Thursday to boost the deep-sea mining industry, the ...
Congress should seize the deep sea mining opportunity for America
The Trump administration is preparing an historic executive order to reassert American leadership on the new mineral frontier ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN3d
As Norway Considers Deep-Sea Mining, a Rich History of Ocean Conservation Decisions May Inform How the Country Acts
In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...
How Trump Could Boost Deep-Sea Mining
Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.
Mongabay News on MSN2d
With deep-sea mining plans in limbo, Norwegian companies fold or dig in
By Elizabeth Claire Alberts This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire ...
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Suddenly Miners Are Tearing Up the Seafloor for Critical Metals
Holt, one of Magellan’s offshore managers, said the aim was to test the physical requirements and environmental impacts of ...
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Deep-sea mining company eyes US approval to extract critical minerals
The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...
Deep-sea mining study reveals significant environmental and economic risks to coastal communities and businesses
Deep-sea mining (DSM) not only poses significant environmental, social, and economic risks that may have far-reaching ...
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How Trump Could Boost Deep-Sea Mining
Nations are currently negotiating a “road map” that would govern any potential deep-sea mining in international waters. If the U.S. were to move forward with plans to support mining in the ...