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Deep-Sea Mining Could Help Fight Climate Change but Damage Ocean


Deep-Sea Mining Could Help Fight Climate Change but Damage Ocean
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Thousands of meters beneath the Pacific Ocean lie vast deposits of the metals needed for the shift to renewable energy. Mining companies are ready to scoop up this sunken treasure strewn across an area more than half the size of the continental United States. But not much is known about the ecosystem deep beneath the ocean and what impacts mining these rocks might have. VOA's Steve Baragona has more.

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