U.S. federal agency clears ways for deep-sea mining — and companies are lining up

Mongabay
Jul 7, 2025, 8:57 pm88 ptsTrending
On June 25, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI), a department within the federal government that manages the nation’s natural resources, announced plans to accelerate the initiation of deep-sea mining in U.S. waters, effectively enacting President Trump’s executive order that calls for…

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