Countries are negotiating rules to mine the deep sea. The U.S. is pushing ahead alone
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Trump administration accelerates deep sea mining while other countries negotiate international rules.
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The Trump administration is accelerating environmental reviews for deep sea mining operations while other countries negotiate international rules for extracting critical metals from the seafloor. The administration's unilateral approach targets the fragile deep sea ecosystem that NOAA Ocean Exploration has been studying.
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The administration is accelerating environmental reviews for deep sea mining operations.
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