US EditionEnvironmental groups fear Trump’s order to speed deep-sea mining will harm ecosystems
- President Trump signed an order Thursday expediting permits for deep-sea mineral mining in US and international waters.
- This order comes amid a global race for critical minerals largely dominated by China.
- The order directs the Commerce Secretary to expedite reviewing licenses within 60 days, bypassing international rule-setting efforts.
- White House aides claim the initiative could yield "more than a billion metric tons" of deep-sea nodules.
- Environmental groups warn fast-tracking mining threatens fragile ocean ecosystems and contradicts international law.
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The Billings Gazette
Environmental groups fear Trump's order to speed deep-sea mining will harm ecosystems
Environmental groups decry an executive order signed by President 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.
Trump Executive Order Seeks to Expedite Deep Sea Mining
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 r…
China says Trump’s seabed mining order violates international law | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
China’s Foreign Ministry said today that an executive order President Donald Trump signed a day earlier to accelerate the permitting process for seabed mining in international waters “violates international law and harms the overall interests of the international community.”
Scientists are raising the alarm about Trump's deep sea mining executive order
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the ocean floor. Scientists and environmentalists worry it could harm an ecosystem we don't know much about.
The Virginian Pilot
Environmental groups fear Trump’s order to speed deep-sea mining will harm ecosystems
By SIBI ARASU and TAMMY WEBBER Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores and minerals, saying it could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ignores an ongoing process to adopt international rules for the practice. Related Articles Rep. Jen Kiggans talks clean energy with Hampton Roads industry leaders Virginia flood insurance cost ‘d…
Greenpeace slams Trump's ‘unilateral’ deep-sea mining order, saying ‘government has no right to destroy the common heritage of humankind’
President Donald Trump signed an executive order meant to speed up the development of deep-sea mining in both US waters and international waters. The goal of the order is to increase the US supply of important minerals needed for various technologies, including those used in clean energy, which would reduce dependence on foreign sources, especially China. Per CNN, the order instructs the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce to fast-track the…
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