The order, among other things, directs the Secretaries of Interior and Commerce to move toward issuing permits to deep sea mining corporations in both U.S. and international ocean waters.
“Congress should support real solutions like the Community Protection and Wildfire Resiliency Act that put the safety and needs of communities over the timber industry’s profits.”
The executive order aims to provide funding and loans for projects as well as accelerate permitting processes under the guise of the Defense Production Act
“Nominating Russell Vought as Director of OMB is further proof that the incoming administration is dead set on carrying out Project 2025, even though it is deeply unpopular and will strip away people’s rights.”
New decision restores legal consensus of five presidential administrations including Democrats and Republicans and allows for science-based decision on where risky mining is appropriate.