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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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Deep Deception: How the deep sea mining industry is manipulating geopolitics to profit from ocean destruction
The new corporate narrative of deep sea mining corporates is one based in greed, not actual need.
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OP-ED: Greenpeace USA leadership pose critical questions during UN Oceans Conference
In the op-ed “Who Will Defend Our Oceans—the Last Global Commons?” published in Common Dreams, Greenpeace USA Interim Executive Director Sushma Raman and Greenpeace USA Oceans Campaign Director John Hocevar discuss solutions for how the international community can stop this dangerous rollback before it is too late.
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UN Ocean Conference draft declaration fails to address the ocean crisis
Instead of taking bold, unified action to protect our ocean, we’re seeing dangerous backpedalling. Governments must stop allowing a handful of rogue nations to prevent the kinds of actions that science requires and justice demands.
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Trump Puts New England fishermen at risk
Trump is going to "unleash" America’s fishing industry straight into collapse. Opening this monument to commercial fishing will not boost the fishing economy in the way the Trump administration claims.
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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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Jane Fonda stands with Greenpeace to defend the oceans at United Nations global oceans talks
Actor and activist Jane Fonda joined Greenpeace’s delegation to the United Nations for a crucial Global Ocean Treaty meeting yesterday. She delivered a rousing address to country delegates, thanking them for their work to protect the global oceans.
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Trump Executive Orders roll back ocean protections
The Trump administration issued a new Executive Order that opens vast swaths of protected ocean to commercial exploitation, including areas within the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument. It allows commercial fishing in areas long considered off-limits due to their ecological significance—despite overwhelming scientific consensus that marine sanctuaries are essential for rebuilding fish stocks and…
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Greenpeace slams Impossible Metals’ deep-sea mining lease bid as desperate move amid industry collapse
WASHINGTON, D.C. (APRIL 15, 2025)—Today, Greenpeace USA condemned Impossible Metals’ application for a deep-sea mining lease off the coast of American Samoa, in U.S. federal waters, calling it a reckless…
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Trump vs. Plastic Pollution
In his first month back in the Oval Office, Trump made moves that sent shockwaves in the world of plastic pollution. First, there was the announcement of a 25% tariff…