Post by Greenpeace USA

The U.S. government is moving fast to grant leases to corporations for deep sea mining (DSM) in places like the territory of American Samoa: once issued, these are very difficult to rescind. Leaders there have weighed in against this lease on cultural and environmental grounds, but the federal agency in charge has merely acknowledged this dissent while continuing to move forward. “American Samoa is not a test case; it’s at risk of becoming the federal government’s blueprint” for DSM warns Greenpeace USA’s Jackie Dragon. https://lnkd.in/ghmY7xjx