Environmental groups are decrying an executive order signed by President Donald Trump to expedite deep-sea mining for ores and minerals. They say it could lead to irreparable harm to marine ...

When war broke out in 1914, thousands of coal miners swapped shovels for rifles, believing life in the trenches might be easier than life underground. It wasn’t.

The practice of deep-sea mining involves using heavy machinery to remove minerals and metals from the seabed, where they ...

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...