Natural Resources Defense Council: Trump Administration Finalizes First U.S. Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale Off American Samoa
October 21, 2026
October 21, 2026
NEW YORK, Oct. 21 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration Finalizes First U.S. Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale Off American Samoa
Sale would open about 31 million acres of seabed beside Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, despite local opposition
October 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration issued a final leasing notice for the first deep-sea mining lease sa . . .
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Trump Administration Finalizes First U.S. Deep-Sea Mining Lease Sale Off American Samoa
Sale would open about 31 million acres of seabed beside Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, despite local opposition
October 20, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration issued a final leasing notice for the first deep-sea mining lease sa . . .