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Trump Explores Deep Sea Mining in American Samoa

Even as opposition grows and the U.S. territory maintains a moratorium on seabed mining, NOAA began a $20 million survey of surrounding federal waters to help locate deep sea mineral deposits.

By Teresa Tomassoni

 Polymetallic nodules found in the Pacific Ocean seabed are potato-sized, rock-like formations rich in metals such as manganese, nickel, cobalt and copper. Credit: William West/AFP via Getty Images
In Huntington Beach, California, a bird perches on a contamination containment boom in October 2021 as workers cleanup the Talbert Marsh after a spill off the coast of Huntington Beach threatens wildlife. Credit: Mindy Schauer/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

New Analysis Warns Trump Offshore Drilling Plan Could Trigger Thousands of Oil Spills

By Teresa Tomassoni
A federal judge on Friday issued a preliminary injunction, allowing work to begin again on wind turbines off the coast of Virginia. Credit: Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Federal Court Allows Dominion Energy in Virginia to Continue Offshore Wind Project

By Charles Paullin
An aerial view of the Ocean City inlet and boardwalk in Maryland. Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Challenge to Maryland Offshore Wind Project Stokes Concerns Among Legal Scholars

By Aman Azhar
A wind turbine at Orsted’s Block Island Wind Farm off the shores of Rhode Island. Credit: Steve Pfost/Newsday RM via Getty Images

Trump Administration Issues Stop Work Order for Offshore Wind Project, Citing National Security Concerns

By Aidan Hughes
Wind turbines stand in the distance behind Dominion Energy's Mount Storm Power Station in West Virginia. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

New Legislation Aiming to Inject Competition Into Virginia’s Offshore Wind Market Could Spark a Reexamination of Dominion’s Monopoly Power

By Jake Bolster
The Block Island Wind Farm off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island, is pictured on June 13, 2017. Credit: David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The Biden Administration’s Scaled-Back Lease Proposal For Atlantic Offshore Wind Projects Prompts Questions, Criticism

By Aman Azhar

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