Latest News for: Sea bottom mining
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Seabed mining is a new front in the U.S. versus the world
Newsday 05 May 2025
Another chunk of that crumbling edifice known as Pax Americana just fell into the sea — and sank right to the bottom ... The pressure at the bottom of the CCZ is about 400-500 times that at sea level, and ...
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Trump signs ‘deeply dangerous’ order, fast-track deep sea mining
Cook Islands News 27 Apr 2025
An ocean conservation non-profit has condemned the United States President's latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep sea mining industry ... "The harm caused by deep sea mining isn't restricted to the ocean floor.
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Fears Trump’s deep-sea mining order will irreparably harm ecosystems
The Observer 27 Apr 2025
Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for minerals, saying it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ignores an ongoing process to adopt international rules for the practice.
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Bending to industry, Donald Trump issues executive order to “expedite” deep sea mining
The Verge 26 Apr 2025
Talks to develop rules for deep-sea mining are still ongoing through the International Seabed Authority (ISA), a process that missed an initial 2023 deadline and has continued to stymie efforts to start commercially mining the deep sea.
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Environmental groups decry Trump’s order to speed deep-sea mining
Tampa Bay Times 26 Apr 2025
“Scientists agree that deep-sea mining is a deeply dangerous endeavor for our ocean and all of us who depend on it,” said Jeff Watters, vice president for external affairs at the Ocean Conservancy.
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Trump signs 'deeply dangerous' order to fast-track deep sea mining
RNZ 25 Apr 2025
An ocean conservation non-profit has condemned the United States President's latest executive order aimed at boosting the deep sea mining industry ... "The harm caused by deep sea mining isn't restricted to the ocean floor.
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Environmental groups fear Trump’s order to speed deep-sea mining will harm ecosystems
Wtop 25 Apr 2025
“Scientists agree that deep-sea mining is a deeply dangerous endeavor for our ocean and all of us who depend on it,” said Jeff Watters, vice president for external affairs at the Ocean Conservancy.
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Trump moves to ramp up deep-sea mining for critical minerals
The Los Angeles Times 25 Apr 2025
Environmentalists are seeking stiffer international regulation of deep-sea mining, warning that the activity could imperil key marine habitats and the organisms that live on the ocean bottom.
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