Researchers argue that expanding deep-sea exploration is vital to understanding and managing these marine habitats ...

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.

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Once again, Donald Trump is taking steps to destroy our planet. He signed an executive order fast-tracking deep-sea mining in U.S. and international waters for critical minerals such as cobalt ...

Companies angling to plumb the deep seas for critical minerals will appear on Capitol Hill this week. Companies wanting to take advantage of President Donald Trump’s deep-sea mining order will ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has defied international norms and instructed a quick start to deep-sea mining in domestic waters and beyond, sparking an angry warning from Beijing that the move ...

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The initiative could yield over a billion metric tons of seabed materials. It aims to boost the economy and reduce reliance on Chinese minerals. Environmental groups warn of potential ecological ...

“Any attempt to accelerate deep-sea mining without proper safeguards will only speed up the destruction of our oceans.” This was echoed by the Washington-based group Ocean ...

White House aides say the initiative could see US operations scoop up more than a billion metric tons of mineral-rich deep-sea nodules, and pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the American ...