Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean

Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would risk the biodiversity of vulnerable ecosystems. The bill, voted in by 80-20...

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