By Elizabeth Claire Alberts This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network, where Elizabeth Claire ...

The Trump administration is preparing an historic executive order to reassert American leadership on the new mineral frontier ...

At the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge off the Norwegian coast, molten rock rises from deep within the Earth between spreading ...

Why might the U.S. be interested in deep-sea mining, and what are the environmental risks? Here's what you need to know.

Picture an ocean world so deep and dark it ... However, plans for full-scale commercial mining are rapidly advancing. Exploratory deep-sea mining began in the 1970s, and the International Seabed ...

While The Metals Company benefits from speculative hope and policy support, its long-term profit potential and scalability ...

The US feels otherwise. “Under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act, US companies can apply for exploration licenses ...

Picture a volcanic eruption – not of lava ... I am concerned about the impact of deep-sea mining on this ecologically important midwater zone. This ecosystem is home to zooplankton – tiny ...

Nations are currently negotiating a “road map” that would govern any potential deep-sea mining in international waters. If the U.S. were to move forward with plans to support mining in the ...