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In an effort to prevent further harm to the environment, one lawmaker in the Philippines is proposing a sweeping ban on the mining of black sand. The move would not only ban mining activities but also ...

A new deep-sea device developed by China has caught the world’s attention. The China Ship Scientific Research Centre (CSSRC) and the State Key Laboratory of Deep-sea Crewed Vehicles developed this ...

The Trump administration is floating the idea of mining the seafloor off Alaska’s coast. The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said Tuesday it will soon release a ...

A leading deep-sea mining company in the paradisal Cook Islands is aiming to start commercial production by 2030, spurred on by Donald Trump's recent backing for the much-maligned industry. Moana ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cloud patterns and the midnight sun reflect on the surface of the Chukchi Sea on July 10, 2021. The U.S. Outer Continental Shelf ...