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No Demand, No Investment: Congress Should Not Fund Deep Sea Mining Speculation
This isn’t about security; it’s about propping up a speculative industry that risks irreversible harm to the deep ocean for corporate profit.
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New Greenpeace International evidence reveals breaches by deep sea mining contractors: Governments must defend international law
As governments gather this week for the latest Council session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA), evidence submitted by Greenpeace International raises questions about whether The Metals Company (TMC), its subsidiaries, and subcontractors may have breached the regulator’s exploration contracts.
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Trump Claims the Deep Sea is Open for Business; Fools Rush in
Washington, DC (January 22, 2026)—In response to The Metals Company’s announcement that it has filed the first consolidated deep-seabed mining application, John Hocevar, Greenpeace USA Oceans Campaign Director, said: “At…
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Greenpeace USA warns: Deep sea mining is a high-risk, unsustainable venture built on hype, not science
Greenpeace USA led peaceful interventions at the Underwater Minerals Conference, a gathering of deep sea mining (DSM) companies, government representatives, scientists, and others with ties to the industry.
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Governments reject Trump’s deep sea mining power grab but fail to adopt moratorium on deep sea mining
The U.S. statement confirms what Deep Deception has already exposed: The Trump Administration’s pursuit of deep sea mining isn’t about global stewardship—it’s about sidestepping it.
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Deep sea mining companies exploiting ‘national security’ fears for profit, according to new Greenpeace USA report
“Deep Deception” report refutes claims that deep sea mining is necessary to source critical minerals for U.S. national security and defense.
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Greenpeace USA’s response to TMC’s push to fast-track deep sea mining in the High Seas under the U.S. Seabed Mining Code
Greenpeace USA condemns this reckless attempt by The Metals Company (TMC) to bypass international law and commercialize mining in the high seas and US-adjacent waters. It is nothing less than the plunder of the Pacific once again being pursued without the consent of Pacific Peoples.
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US government confirms their support for deep sea mining plans that bypass United Nations, Greenpeace response
Authorizing deep-sea mining outside international law is like lighting a match in a room full of dynamite — it threatens ecosystems, global cooperation, and U.S. credibility all at once.
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Greenpeace USA Applauds American Samoa’s Seabed Mining Moratorium
Urges Biden-Harris Action Amid “Dark Oxygen” Discovery Hawaiian elder, cultural advocate and former statesman, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala (right) and Hawaian cultural advocate Ekolu Lindsey (left) with Greenpeace USA Ocean Campaigner…
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“Stop Deep Sea Mining” screened on Times Square billboard in New York
Hawai`i joins California, Oregon, and Washington in banning deep sea mining Hawaiian elder, cultural advocate and former statesman, Solomon Pili Kahoʻohalahala (right) and Hawaian cultural advocate Ekolu Lindsey (left) with…