Groups Say NOAA Failed To Vet Samoan Seabed Mining Harm

By Elaine Briseño · August 19, 2026, 5:33 PM EDT

Two conservation groups have sued to stop the sale of deep-sea mining rights across 31 million acres of seabed around American Samoa, arguing the National Marine Fisheries Service unlawfully determined the...

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