Mining companies and the Trump administration want the metals to boost manufacturing. Environmentalists and some countries worry industrial mining would harm oceans.
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Agency Votes to Replace Official Accused of Rushing Start of Seabed Mining
The international agency charged with regulating seabed mining elected a U.N. environmental regulator to replace a leader accused of too-close industry ties.
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‘Deep Rising’ Review: Who Gets to Mine the Ocean Floor?
Matthieu Rytz’s documentary about the bounty at the bottom of the sea examines the fight over whether to reap these riches or preserve them.
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Pacific Seabed Mining Delayed as International Agency Finalizes Rules
Efforts to extract the metals used in car batteries have been pushed off amid pressure from environmentalists and nations that oppose them.
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Battle Over Deep-Sea Mining Takes on New Urgency as Trial Run Winds Down
The New York Times – Business:A Canadian company is testing mining equipment in the Pacific Ocean in its quest for metals needed for electric vehicles. Environmentalists oppose the mining, which could begin in 2024.