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April 25, 2025

Trump Executive Order Seeks to Expedite Deep Sea Mining
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President Trump has signed an executive order to expedite deep sea
mining permits, both in U.S. and international waters. That's despite
relatively strict regulations on deep sea mining established under the
1994 U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. The U.S. is the only major
coastal nation that has not ratified the treaty. Conservationists are
calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining to protect vulnerable
ecosystems in one of Earth's few remaining untouched habitats, which
contain deposits of minerals like cobalt, zinc and gold.


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