The US plans to lease ocean floor for deep-sea mining near American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Governor David Apatang says no one consulted the 40,000 islanders first.
Why it mattersIsland people depend on the ocean for food and survival. The US makes these mining decisions without asking them.
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