The US is looking to dramatically expand its efforts to churn up the seafloor in a new hunt for rare metals and critical ...

California-based company Impossible Metals asked the Trump administration earlier this month to auction off mining leases for ...

They say the move could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ignores an ongoing process to adopt international rules for ...

The Trump administration hoped that mining critical minerals could boost U.S. GDP by $300 billion over 10 years and create ...

President Donald Trump’s efforts to free fishermen from regulatory red tape are tying up the very people he seeks to unburden ...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order looking to increase deep sea mining, drawing concerns for ...

Some of the world’s most fascinating creatures live underwater. And unlike the more mainstream animals under the sea — ...

A new bill in Congress proposes banning new offshore fossil fuel drilling along the coast from Monterey to Mendocino County, ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

vice president for external affairs at the Ocean Conservancy. “The harm caused by deep-sea mining isn’t restricted to the ocean floor: it will impact the entire water column, top to bottom ...