Two environmental groups have sued the U.S. Government over plans to open more than 33 million acres of seabed around American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining, according to The Associated Press (AP).Faʻasao Amerika Samoa and the Conservation Council for Hawaiʻi filed the lawsuit on Tuesday, A...
Environmental groups sue U.S. over American Samoa deep-sea mining plans
By Tautua Vaa
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21 August 2026, 3:30PM
Two environmental groups have sued the U.S. Government over plans to open more than 33 million acres of seabed around American Samoa for potential deep-sea mining, according to The Associated Press (AP).
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