Only 1.5% of coral habitat in the world is considered pristine, so the protection of the seabed is one of the most robust ...

Over 150 years ago, in 1867, the United States acquired Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Since then, it has not expanded ...

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Donald Trump's executive order circumvents the International Seabed Authority's control of international waters. Mining ...

There is currently no commercial deep-sea mining happening anywhere in the world, though companies have been pushing for years. They appear to have found a new champion in Trump.

Greenland lies across the most direct routes from Russia to the populous east coast of the US, and is the closest territory ...

"This is a lengthy process, but I believe our government will initiate the process." Businesses and activists left in limbo ...

Here are answers to three questions about the High Arctic. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an arm of the Interior ...