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Scientific studies show substantial reductions in deep-sea biodiversity following mining tests, with impacts potentially lasting decades. Governments are split between environmental caution and the ...

Deep-sea mining targets mineral deposits on the ocean floor, typically at depths of 3,000–6,000 meters. Most attention focuses on polymetallic nodules—potato-sized rocks lying on abyssal plains—and on ...

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New EPA Proposal Would Strip States’ and Tribes’ Authority to Block Oil and Gas Pipelines, Other Infrastructure Projects A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged ...

An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge. A collage of foraminifera, a kind of ...

Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licenses to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay environmentalists hope signals the "nail in the coffin" of the plans. The ...

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Drilling for minerals deep in the ocean could have immense consequences for the tiny animals at the core of the vast marine food web — and ultimately affect fisheries and the food we find on our ...