A recent U.S. Executive Order promoting deep-sea mining (DSM) threatens to turn a pristine wilderness into yet another industrial sacrifice zone in pursuit of minerals that are available terrestrially and, in some cases, are becoming rapidly obsolete.
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Read MoreThe benefits of a functioning environment are at risk, and shareholders are raising the alarm. The emerging deep sea mining (DSM) industry embodies one of the most significant new threats to global biodiversity.
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