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

U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee dismissed the lawsuit against TMC The Metals Co. on Friday, finding that the company hadn’t ...

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

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

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

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows.

Deep sea mining promises to ease the supply chain crisis for critical minerals like cobalt and nickel, but it comes with unknown risks to fragile ecosystems we barely understand.

The world’s largest zinc smelter is taking a stake in a deep-sea mining company as it seeks to diversify its sources of metals away from China.

The president has ordered the agency to swifty advance the approval of licenses and permits for exploring and mining deep-sea minerals.

Deep-sea mining firm Green Minerals plans to raise $1.2 billion to help fund its new Bitcoin treasury, with the first purchase slated to happen in the coming days.