For years, the public face of ocean pollution has been the same: floating bottles, drifting bags, and beaches littered with ...

We are thousands of miles apart, but the Pacific Ocean unites our islands. The archipelagos of the Mariana Islands (the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam) and American Samoa are also united by the ...

Pollution is one of the biggest problems facing planet Earth, a consequence of poor practices and decisions made by humankind ...

Protesters gathered at the ITC Building intersection in Tamuning on Monday to again oppose plans for deep-sea mining near the ...

Challenger Deep is the deepest part of all the oceans on Earth. Animals that live there have to deal with the most hostile living conditions and pressures. Click through our slideshow to meet the ...

In the western Pacific, the Mariana Trench isn’t the most popular travel spot. It’s frigid and bone-crushingly deep, not something you pick for your vacation. So that’s not surprising that only a ...

Guam lawmakers heard urgent pleas Wednesday to halt federal plans for deep-sea mining near the Marianas Trench, with Speaker Frank Blas announcing an emergency legislative session Friday to pass a ...

On Nov. 12, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request for information (RFI), indicating its interest in “leasing” marine minerals located on the CNMI’s outer continental shelf, a ...

The Trump administration is expanding its deep-sea mining ambitions to the region around the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific and is nearly doubling the proposed seabed mining area around ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Trump administration is expanding its deep-sea mining ambitions to the region ...