Nonprofit sues over US push to auction areas of water around American Samoa for potential mining

This photo provided by the U.S. Geological Survey shows polymetallic nodules in a sample from the seafloor that was collected on April 14, 2026, in U.S. waters off American Samoa. Credit: AP/Uncredited
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