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December 6, 2024

Norway Halts Plans for Deep-Sea Mining in Arctic Ocean
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In a victory for environmental activists, Norway's socialist lawmakers
have temporarily halted the country's plans to move forward with
deep-sea mining in the Arctic Ocean, by agreeing to support the
government's 2025 budget in exchange for the pause. In January, Norway's
parliament voted to allow deep-sea mining exploration in a swath of its
Arctic waters about the size of the United Kingdom, which scientists
warned would severely harm vulnerable ecosystems and even drive species
to extinction.


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