Comment from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
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Summary: The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) opposes the issuance of deep seabed mining exploration licenses to American Metal Resources, LLC and SeaX, Inc. They argue that there is insufficient scientific knowledge to evaluate the environmental impacts, the risks are too high, and they urge the U.S. to support a moratorium on deep-sea mining.
Comment from Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) (upload 2)
Attachments
- AMR and SeaX_exploration license apps_NRDC comments (PDF)
- NRDC_source index AMR SeaX (PDF)
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- Dowd_Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs 2025 (PDF)
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- Durden et al_Megafaunal Ecology of the Western Clarion Clipperton Zone (PDF)
- Everett_next-gen-batteries-eliminate-need-for-dsm (PDF)
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- Halpin et al_OBIS-SEAMAP (PDF)
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