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Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero signed into law a prohibition on seabed mining in Guam's territorial waters, a move the island's ...

The world needs vast amounts of critical minerals to power electric vehicles, batteries and the transition away from fossil ...

By Elizabeth Claire AlbertsKara Fox A version of this story was originally published by the Pulitzer Center, which supported ...

Adding to concerns for the decline in ocean ecosystems from overexploitation, pollution and climate change, is a new threat: ...