Nonprofit sues US as it pushes to auction massive tracts of water around American Samoa
Earthjustice says the government ignored required species analysis and could expose blue whales and sea turtles to mining harms.
- On Tuesday, Earthjustice filed a federal lawsuit against the National Marine Fisheries Service and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to halt planned deep-sea mining lease auctions off American Samoa, representing Fa'asao Amerika Samoa and the Conservation Council for Hawai'i.
- The U.S. government envisions leasing 33 million acres of seabed off American Samoa, targeting nickel, cobalt, and manganese deposits that the administration argues are critical for national security and economic strength.
- Plaintiffs argue the project violates the Endangered Species Act, asserting the activity threatens critical habitats for endangered whales, sea turtles, and coral species while undermining cultural practices that feed the Samoan people.
- Expanding the strategy on Monday, the Marine Minerals Administration published a proposed leasing notice for 69 million acres near the Northern Mariana Islands, with acting director Matt Giacona citing resource sovereignty as a key driver.
- Nick Katkevich, an oceans campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity, called the project "too experimental and dangerous" to proceed, noting that no commercial seabed mining operations currently exist anywhere in the world.
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Environmentalists sue to halt first sale of seabed-mining rights
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Independent EspañolSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — On Tuesday, an environmentalist legal group sued the U.S. government to stop the Trump administration's plans, announced last month, to auction sections of waters surrounding American Samoa to...
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Goshen NewsNonprofit sues over US push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining
A legal environmental group is suing the U.S. government after the Trump administration announced plans to auction off sections of water around American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining. Earthjustice filed the lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service…
Nonprofit sues U.S. as it pushes to auction massive tracks of water around American Samoa
A legal environmental group sued the U.S. government on Tuesday to halt the Trump administration's plans announced last month to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining.
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Nonprofit sues US as it pushes to auction massive tracks of water around American Samoa
A legal environmental group is suing the U.S. government after the Trump administration announced plans to auction off massive sections of water surrounding American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining.
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