WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States President Donald Trump has defied international norms on the nascent field of deep-sea mining, signing an executive order Thursday expanding the practice for rare earth minerals in domestic and international waters.
White House aides say the initiative could see US operations scoop up more than a billion metric tons of mineral-rich deep-sea nodules and pump hundreds of billions of dollars into the American economy. But the move to disrupt ocean floor ecosystems to extract cobalt and other minerals flies in the face of environmental group concerns and the controls set by global regulators at the International Seabed Authority .
Environmental groups warned the process can cause major ecological damage. 'Fast-tracking deep-sea mining is an environmental disaster in the making,' Emily Jeffers, a senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement. The boosted deep-sea mining policy is aimed in part at 'strengthening partnerships with allies and industry to counter China's growing influence over seabed mineral resources,' the White House said.
Orders Boosting US Deep-Sea Mining
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