On September 7, the Chinese fishing trawler Minjinyu 5179 refused an order by Japan’s coast guard to leave disputed waters ...

A U.S. federal agency is considering allowing companies to lease more than 45.7 million hectares (113 million acres) of ...

California holds vast stores of lithium. But mining projects stir debate over environmental costs and economic benefits.

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Indigenous concerns surface as Trump calls for seabed mining in Alaskan waters on Feb 5, 2026.

It’s the latest twist in the controversial global race to mine the deep sea for rare-earth elements and other valuable ...

IT wasn’t a kaiju (sea monster) that emerged from the Pacific Ocean and hauled itself ashore, making its way inland, causing ...

President Donald Trump’s nominee for a top State Department environment position pointed to deep-sea mining and protecting the plastics industry as among his priorities.

The Trump administration is bending the rules to open up the deep sea to commercial mining for the first time. The Trump administration is bending the rules to open up the deep sea to commercial ...

By James Alix Michel and Dona BertarelliVICTORIA, Seychelles, Feb 3 2026 (IPS) - The world is entering a decisive period for the future of the ocean. With the High Seas Treaty coming into force and ...

When the United States recently escalated its confrontation with Venezuela—carrying out strikes in Caracas and capturing President Nicolás Maduro—the moves were framed as political intervention. But ...