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In 1982, geologist Martin Hovland sat aboard a research ship owned by the Norwegian oil company Statoil (now Equinor) in the ...
On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to permit, for the first time, industrial mining of the ...
President Trump is reportedly considering an executive order that would speed up permitting for deep-sea mining, which could ...
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. BERGEN ...
A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...
Canada's federal election is a turning point for the ocean and marine life. Learn why it matters—and how you can vote for the ...
Some deep-sea mining companies have ... worms to cold-water corals and Arctic sponges. Image by Elizabeth Claire Alberts/Mongabay. “The Arctic mid-ocean ridge area is still poorly studied ...
Deep-sea mining endangers rare species, threatening biodiversity in the ocean's depths and raising critical questions about ...
WASHINGTON— President Trump signed an executive order today to fast-track a process that purports to allow U.S.-affiliated companies to mine the deep seabed in U.S. and international waters. The order ...