Department of the Interior
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Guam Pushes for Local Consultation and Revenue-Sharing Safeguards as Interior Advances Seabed Mining Talks
Guam’s lieutenant governor is pushing back against federal plans to speed up seabed mining, demanding stronger local input, transparent environmental analysis, and a revenue-sharing framework. In a tense meeting with Interior and BOEM officials, he warned that decisions with “generational consequences” must not bypass Guam’s safeguards. As protests gathered outside, the dialogue highlighted concerns over…