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  "path": "/news/11032026/trump-noaa-american-samoa-deep-sea-mining/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-11T08:55:00.000Z",
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    "Politics",
    "American Samoa",
    "Bureau of Ocean Energy Management",
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    "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration",
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  "textContent": "The Trump administration is moving to open federal waters surrounding American Samoa to deep-sea mining despite widespread opposition from leaders and environmental advocates from the U.S. territory. Last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began mapping more than 30,000 square nautical miles of the territory’s seabed, surveying the ocean floor for deposits of manganese, […]",
  "title": "Trump Explores Deep Sea Mining in American Samoa"
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