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20 October 2026

Environmental groups, chiefs file lawsuit as US pushes on with American Samoa deep sea mining plans

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Environmental groups, chiefs file lawsuit as US pushes on with American Samoa deep sea mining plans

The Trump administration is pushing ahead with plans for deep sea mining off American Samoa, while legal action has been taken against the move.

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