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American Bar Association backing Pacific territories’ fight against deep-sea mining

HAGATNA, 12 FEBRUARY 2026 (GUAM DAILY POST) — The American Bar Association threw its weight behind Pacific Island opposition to deep-sea mining Monday, passing a resolution that brings more than 400,000 lawyers into the fight against federal leasing plans. The resolution, submitted by the Guam Bar Association and approved by the ABA’s House of Delegates […]

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‘We don’t care what you think’: Panel says deep-sea mining, more show issues with U.S territorial status

HAGATNA, 09 FEBRUARY 2026 (GUAM PACIFIC DAILY NEWS) — A push to mine waters around American Samoa without consent, a board appointed by the president dictating government decisions in Puerto Rico, and the removal of immigration controls from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands were all issues highlighted by a panel on U.S territories […]

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Guam, CNMI indigenous values at odds with U.S national security priorities on deep-sea mining

WASHINGTON, 02 FEBRUARY 2026 (GUAM PACIFIC DAILY NEWS)—Industry leaders recently testified before a U.S House of Representatives committee to discuss regulatory and statutory hurdles facing deep-sea mining near Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, where the importance of national security strategy was countered with advocacy for islands’ voices and cultural values. Erik […]

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