'Irreversible damage': Greenpeace calls for ban on deep sea mining as it condemns sector's 'murky' corporate practices

Cecilia Keating
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Fresh investigation from NGO slams UK government for its part in rush to issue exploration licenses to a string of European and North American companies

The UK government's backing of the world's largest deep sea mining company is seriously undermining its commitments to ocean protection, Greenpeace has warned today in a report that highlights how the...

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