Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores ...

California-based company Impossible Metals asked the Trump administration earlier this month to auction off mining leases for ...

The measure directs the Commerce Department to speed up reviewing and issuing permits for exploration and commercial recovery ...

President Trump signed an executive order to boost the U.S. deep-sea mining industry for critical minerals. Supporters say ...

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

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