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The ocean floor is now fair game, according to recent Trump rule

The White House is positioning deep-sea mining as a source of secure supply.

The White House is positioning deep-sea mining as a source of secure supply | Credits: Erman Gunes via Shutterstock

In a rapid-fire sequence of executive orders, Trump’s administration has effectively declared the deep ocean floor the next frontier of American industrial sovereignty. With Wednesday’s activation of…

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