NOAA has finalized a rule that will expedite the permit and license application process for deep seabed mining and allow ...

The Trump administration is accelerating the permitting timeline for deep-seabed mining applications. The National Oceanic ...

President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday issued a new rule to fast-track deep-sea mining in international waters, ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing ...

Nearly 1,000 marine scientists and policy experts have similarly voiced their opposition. Even the surface of the moon is ...

A cnidarian is attached to a dead sponge stalk on a manganese nodule in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone. Diva Amon and Craig Smith, University of Hawaii at Mānoa Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it ...

A mining-machine test on the deep-ocean floor resulted in species diversity declining by roughly 32% in the tracks of the mining equipment. Researchers worked in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone ( CCZ) ...

Del. James Moylan stood before Congress early Thursday morning Guam time, making one thing clear to deep-sea mining executives: the people of his island do not consent.

Lawmakers voted near-unanimously Friday to urge the federal government to halt deep-sea mining plans, pointing to potential ...

Guam lawmakers heard urgent pleas Wednesday to halt federal plans for deep-sea mining near the Marianas Trench, with Speaker ...

By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is pressing ahead on Wednesday with an effort to ...