The Trump administration wants to auction nearly 100 million acres of Pacific Ocean seafloor near American Samoa and the Northern Marianas Islands for deep-sea mining—damaging vital marine ecosystems and threatening the Pacific Islander way of life.
mercedsunstar.comTrump is auctioning the seafloor. Who will it benefit?Peering at the turquoise blue waters near her home on Tutuila Island in American Samoa, Sabrina Suluai-Mahuka often thinks of her seafaring ancestors. Until recently, the ocean's constant ebb and flow...
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