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US Eyes Deep-Sea Mining Amid Pushback | Adelaide News
The U.S. government is eyeing a massive 28 million hectare stretch of Pacific seabed near Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands for deep-sea mineral mining—critical for batteries and electronics—but local leaders are fiercely resisting. Governor David Apatang of the Northern Marianas demands rigorous environmental safeguards before any action, while Guam’s Lieutenant Governor Joshua Tenorio outright opposes it, warning that national security shouldn’t come at the expense of unproven environmental risks. The push comes amid growing global competition with China, but not without backlash…
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