The deep-sea mining industry got tired of waiting for international approval. Enter Trump.

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By Anita HofschneiderApr 4, 2025, 4:30 am92 pts
When Solomon Kahoʻohalahala arrived in Jamaica in mid-March to attend a meeting of the International Seabed Authority, he felt the weight of the moment on his shoulders. The United Nations agency is in the midst of crafting regulations to govern a new industry for deep-sea mining that involves scraping…

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