The head of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump's order to fast-track ...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A Canadian company announced Tuesday that its U.S. subsidiary submitted applications to the ...

An executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump last week could potentially challenge existing global norms linked to deep-sea mining as he tries to reduce his country’s reliance on ...

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire Alberts is a fellow. Mere ...

Undersea explorer The Metals Company (TMC) has submitted the first-ever application for a commercial recovery permit to mine ...

Beyond imposing tariffs or pressuring the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates, President Donald Trump's latest effort to ...

At a congressional hearing, one executive welcomed President Trump’s “starting gun” to begin mining. Democrats and ...

The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules.

On April 24, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order aimed at fast-tracking deep-sea mining.