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The 31st assembly of the International Seabed Authority concluded without a finalized regulatory code, intensifying the standoff between mining companies eager to extract critical minerals and a growing coalition of 46…
The 31st Assembly of the International Seabed Authority concluded with a looming legal confrontation as China, Russia, and environmental coalitions move to challenge the United States' domestic permitting of deep-sea…
A new US rule fast-tracking deep-sea mining permits bypasses the UN framework that designates the ocean floor as the 'common heritage of mankind,' forcing a collision between multilateral idealism and the race for…