Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences on the tiny animals at the core of the vast ocean food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our plates.

President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the deep sea. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the secretaries ...

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This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. In 2013, a deep ...

Participants gathered Sunday to protest deep-sea mining during a paddle-out ceremony. More than 80 people attended the event. Carissa Cabrera, founder of the ocean advocacy group Futureswell, noted ...

In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat. Subscribe to our newsletter for the ...

Now China is stepping up to the plate with more at stake than just reaching the deep-drilling equivalent of reaching the North Pole or finding the source of the Nile. As part of its wider global ...

As delegates from member states of the International Seabed Authority entered the third and final week of high-stakes negotiations on deep-sea mining, they condemned a move made earlier this year by ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to promote mining of the deep-sea floor, a controversial way to get critical minerals that are used in a wide range of electronics and other ...

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