Lawmakers in Norway make a deal opening up for deep sea mining in Arctic

6-12-2023 World Washington Times - World 21

Norway's minority center-left government and two large opposition parties made a deal Tuesday to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration despite warnings by environmental groups that it would threaten the biodiversity of the vulnerable ecosystems in the area.

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