Earthjustice is suing the U.S. government over plans to auction deep-sea mining rights off American Samoa, arguing that critical environmental reviews were skipped — and that sacred marine life, including endangered whales and turtles, could be destroyed. This marks the first time the U.S. has ever considered such mining in its waters, threatening centuries-old cultural practices and ecosystems just 57 miles from a national wildlife refuge, as global calls for a mining pause grow louder.

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