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Guam, CNMI governors take fight over deep-sea mining leases to Washington
21+ hour, 13+ min ago (694+ words) With federal lease sales for critical minerals in Pacific waters bearing down, the governors of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are taking their fight directly to Capitol Hill, calling on Congress to halt deep-sea mining in…...
Guam pushes back as feds move to weaken deep-sea mining oversight
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (843+ words) OVERLOOK: The ocean viewed from Ritidian Overlook is seen on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Yigo. Frank San Nicolas/The Guam Daily Post With the comment deadline closed and lease sales for critical minerals in Pacific waters approaching, Guam's top elected officials…...
Experts warn that deep-sea mining leases could devastate fisheries and food security
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1037+ words) GOLDSTEIN: National Ocean Protection Coalition Executive Director Miriam Goldstein is partofthe panel discussing "Ocean Prosperity at Risk: The False Promise of Deep Sea Mining"at the University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability on Thursday, April 23, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency…...
From the ocean floor to the dinner table, island leaders push back on threats to Pacific resources
1+ week, 5+ day ago (564+ words) PANEL: A panel speaking on "Protection What we Have" at the University of Guam Conference on Island Sustainability Thursday April 23, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Guam in Tumon. David Castro/The Guam Daily Post GOLDSTEIN: National Ocean Protection Coalition Executive Director…...
Document: Feds plan Pacific seabed lease sales 1st, fund outreach to islanders later
2+ week, 1+ day ago (987+ words) USDOI: The U. S. Department of the Interior in Washington, D. C. Chuck Myers/MCT/Tribune News Service A newly released federal budget document lays out an unmistakable sequence: hold offshore critical mineral lease sales near U. S. Pacific territories in 2026, then fund outreach to Pacific…...
Guam draws a line in the ocean as feds push seabed mining closer to home
3+ week, 6+ day ago (835+ words) With federal lease boundaries for deep-sea mining now stretching to within 46 miles of Guam's coastline, island lawmakers and resource managers are pushing back, warning that without stronger local law and enforcement, the threat is no longer distant or theoretical. Bill…...
Activists, others vow to keep fighting as BOEM doubles Marianas mining footprint
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (800+ words) Despite more than 65, 000 public comment submissions opposing deep-sea mining near the Marianas, the U. S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management not only pushed ahead but expanded the proposed area to roughly 69 million acres, nearly doubling its original footprint and placing potential mining…...
Guam vows to fight on as feds double deep-sea mining zone near the Marianas
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (697+ words) HEAT MAP: A side-by-side comparison of the deep sea mining area, indicated in blue, proposed in November 2025, left, and the expanded area proposed in a memo issued March 13 by the'Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Images courtesy of BOEM Island leaders…...
Federal agency doubles deep-sea mining area near Guam and CNMI despite overwhelming opposition
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (492+ words) The Trump administration just doubled down on deep-sea mining near the Marianas, and island leaders are not holding back. The original request for information, published in November 2025, covered about 35. 5 million acres to the east of the Mariana Trench Marine National…...
US deep-sea mining push draws a warning from Guam as world meets on ocean rules
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (577+ words) FISHING: A fisherman is seen across from the Jose D. Leon Guerrero Commercial Port on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Piti. David Castro/The Guam Daily Post Guam's top agriculture official is warning that a push to open the deep ocean to mining…...