We need your help!2X match to support our work
The story you’re about to read is free to access—no paywall, no subscription, no ads—but it isn’t free to produce.
Our nonprofit newsroom investigates the biggest threats to our planet, holds decision-makers accountable, and pushes back on climate disinformation so facts stay front and center.
We need your support to keep this work going. Please donate right now and your gift will be doubled.
The Trump administration is moving closer to opening up U.S. waters for deep-sea mining—a contentious and largely untested industry focused on extracting mineral-rich deposits from the ocean floor containing cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese.
