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Deep-Sea Mining Firm Faces Legal Challenges over Trump’s Controversial Policy | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
UNITED STATES, JUL 21 – The Trump administration aims to secure critical minerals for technology and defense by fast-tracking deep sea mining permits despite international treaty disputes and environmental concerns.
- Two months ago, President Donald Trump took an extraordinary step toward issuing deep-sea mining permits, with The Metals Company seeking access to Clarion Clipperton Zone nodules.
- Critical minerals such as cobalt and nickel are deemed national security assets, prompting deep-sea sourcing and sparking questions about treaty compliance.
- Emma Wilson warned, 'Scientists are frequently telling us there is not enough scientific data on deep sea ecosystems and the potential impacts of deep sea mining on them to create adequate regulations for their protection,' highlighting significant knowledge gaps.
- In June, the Dutch parliament sought legal measures against U.S. seabed mining, and the ISA council urged probes into treaty noncompliance.
- The ISA had pledged to settle regulations by this year but is expected to miss that deadline, and commercial seabed mining remains untested, heightening legal and environmental uncertainty.
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Deep-sea mining firm faces legal challenges over Trump’s controversial policy | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Two months ago, President Donald Trump took an extraordinary step toward issuing permits to mine vast tracts of the ocean floor in international waters where valuable minerals are abundant.
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A new round of global negotiations over commercial deep sea mining is underway in Jamaica, with growing concern from scientists and governments that environmental protections lag far behind industrial ambitions.Teresa Tomassoni reports for Inside Climate News.In short:Delegates from around the world are meeting in Kingston to negotiate the Mining Code, a regulatory framework that would permit deep sea mining for minerals like cobalt and nickel. …
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NotreTemps.comThe Cook Islands, located in the heart of the South Pacific, are opening up to the mining exploration of their deep seabed, potentially rich in essential minerals such as manganese, cobalt or nickel. While the ship Anuanua Moana collects data for Moana Minerals, a Texas subsidiary, the aim is to convince the authorities of the viability and safety of the operation before 2030.
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