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Trump administration considers a new way of extracting minerals in the Pacific Ocean

By Dan Ackerman
Published June 26, 2025 at 3:08 AM CDT

The Trump administration is considering a first-of-its kind mining project at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. But deep-sea mining has raised major environmental questions.

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