US Weighs Executive Order to Fast-Track Deep-Sea Mining: Reuters

The White House is considering an executive order that would fast-track permitting for deep-sea mining in international waters, Reuters reports, citing two unidentified people with direct knowledge of the deliberations.

• The order would let mining companies bypass a United Nations-backed review process by The International Seabed Authority
  • It is likely to stipulate that the US aims to exercise its rights to extract critical minerals on the ocean’s floor and let miners bypass the ISA and seek permitting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s mining code
• The plans are under discussion and could change before Trump signs the order, ...