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Deep Sea Mining May Uplift Clean Energy—and Curse Our Oceans
FORTUNE OR FOLLY?
A growing private industry wants to mine precious metals out from the depths of the ocean. The resource gains may not outweigh the environmental costs.
Ashley Balzer Vigil
Published
May 16 2022
4:49AM EDT
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