President Donald Trump is trying to fast track a brand new, highly controversial industry – mining critical minerals in the ...

The order seeks swift permits for mining nickel, cobalt and other minerals from the sea floor. Critics say it threatens both ocean life and global agreements.

Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international ...

Along certain parts of the ocean floor lies a bounty of rare minerals and metals, critical components for batteries, electric ...

Donald Trump has signed a controversial executive order aimed at stepping up deep-sea mining within US and in international ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at boosting the deep-sea mining industry, marking his ...

They say the move could irreparably harm marine ecosystems and ignores an ongoing process to adopt international rules for ...

Senior administration officials estimate US water contain more than ... and that deep sea mining offers a more sustainable way to extract these metals and minerals than land-based mining, which ...