US Pacific territory authorities oppose seabed mining plan
Summary
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has proposed leasing around 28 million acres of seabed near the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam for exploration and potential mining of polymetallic nodules, with a similar process already underway near American Samoa; territorial officials oppose the plan over environmental concerns, and environmental groups sued on August 19 to halt the licensing auction.
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Dok administracija SAD-a žuri da osigura ključne minerale u globalnoj utrci s Kinom, lokalno stanovništvo upozorava na potencijalnu ekološku katastrofu. Uprava za morske minerale (MMA),
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