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It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable ...

“Going up in space is relatively easy compared to going deep into the ocean,” said Sylvia Earle, 90, an oceanographer and ...

The Trump administration, with the support of many congressional Republicans, is looking to boost deep-sea mining as a way to counter Chinese dominance of critical minerals supply chains.

One of these strategies is “deep-sea mining.” Many countries and mining companies see deep-sea mining as a potential alternative mining method, both for economic and geopolitical reasons, in order to ...

On September 7, the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 refused an order by Japan’s coast guard to leave disputed waters ...

The American Bar Association threw its weight behind Pacific island opposition to deep-sea mining Monday, passing a resolution that brings more than 400,000 lawyers into the fight against federal leas ...

With companies attempting to get permits to mine in the Pacific, is it possible that such devastating activities will be given the green light?

A deep-sea mining test shows ecosystem damage can begin immediately, with more than one-third of seafloor animals lost in a single pass.

Invisible clouds of sediment created by underwater mining spread for miles, putting ocean floor ecosystems at risk.

Deep sea mining has been off limits thus far, both because it's awfully hard, and because governments haven't yet firmed up regulations around extracting minerals offshore. That might soon change, as ...

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