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Inside the Shadowy Forum Trying (and Likely Failing) to Make Deep-Sea Mining Happen | Common Dreams

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By John Hocevar
| Common Dreams Verified
In the chaotic aftermath of Snowmaggedon 2026, I snuck into the Offshore Critical Minerals Exploration and Development Forum at the famed Willard Hotel, known for hosting exclusive insider events and serving as a primary gathering spot for Washington DC’s “movers and shakers.” This event fit that mold—but with the growing secrecy of the deep-sea mining crowd added for extra flavor.
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Plastic packaging is poisoning America, and MAGA is letting corporations off the hook  Original

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By Sushma Raman, John Hocevar
| The Hill Verified
Despite growing scientific consensus, the “Make America Healthy Again” health report that dropped earlier this month failed to take a hard stand on plastics — one of the most pervasive and underregulated toxic threats that Americans face today. Until politicians are willing to stand up to corporations, we will continue to get sick and die from preventable causes. In theory, there is broad agreement that Americans — especially our children — deserve to be healthy. That’s why Robert F.
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The World Is Making Progress on Conservation-Without the United States

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By John Hocevar, Sushma Raman
| Revista de Prensa "Almendrón" Verified
Earlier this year, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive actions that could set the country back decades on ocean protection—reopening the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument to commercial fishing and undoing all the progress that has been made to end overfishing and rebuild fish stocks and the United States’ fisheries.
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