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Acting MMA director resigns as Marianas mining sale advances
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (265+ words) The federal official who has publicly defended the accelerated timeline for seabed mining leases off the Marianas is leaving the government for Halliburton, according to the Washington Examiner, with no successor named as a proposed Dec. 16 sale date approaches and…...
Environmental review of seabed mining to come after leases are sold
1+ week, 5+ day ago (283+ words) DEEP-SEA MINERALS: A bowl of polymetallic nodules is displayed at the National Institute of Ocean Technology in Chennai, India. Annie Banerji/Thomson Reuters Foundation MINERAL RICHES: Deep-sea polymetallic nodules fit in the palm of a hand and contain elements considered…...
1 governor, 60 days: BOEM sets American Samoa mineral lease sale for November
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (337+ words) The federal government moved forward Friday on a plan to sell mineral leases in the ocean off American Samoa, and under the rules governing the process, only one person in the territory holds a formal right to weigh in before…...
Guam finds allies in fight for ocean protection
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (475+ words) When María Hernandez walked into the Upwell 2026 ocean conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday and Wednesday, she was not just there to listen. She was there to make sure Guam's voice was in the room. "It was an amazing…...
Guam bans seabed mining as federal offshore leases loom
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (862+ words) The Guam Legislature voted Friday to ban deep-sea mining from island waters, a symbolic but pointed rebuke of a federal push that has already moved faster than most island leaders anticipated. Bill 253-38, authored by Sen. Therese Terlaje and co-sponsored by…...
Guam, CNMI governors take fight over deep-sea mining leases to Washington
4+ mon, 20+ hour 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
4+ mon, 1+ week 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
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1037+ words) GOLDSTEIN: National Ocean Protection Coalition Executive Director Miriam Goldstein is part of the 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…...
From the ocean floor to the dinner table, island leaders push back on threats to Pacific resources
4+ mon, 1+ week 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…...