American Samoa says no to deep-sea mining. The Trump administration might do it anyway.

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By Anita HofschneiderSep 3, 2025, 4:30 am279 ptsTop
In early August, in the village of Utulei on the eastern shore of Tatuila, the largest of seven islands that make up American Samoa, more than two dozen local residents gathered in an auditorium. They were there to learn about a proposal to allow deep-sea mining across more than 18 million acres of their…

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