WWF Sues Norway For Opening Its Seabed For Deep-Sea Mining Without Assessing Consequences

WWF Sues Norway for Opening its Seabed for Deep-Sea Mining Without Assessing Consequences
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One of the largest environmental groups in the world is suing Norway’s government for opening up the seabed for deep-sea mining.

The group states that Norway has failed to investigate the probable impacts of such a move.

WWF Norway states that the government’s decision has violated Norwegian law, is against the counsel of its advisers, and simultaneously sets a “dangerous precedent”.

As Karoline Andaur, WWF Norway’s CEO, mentioned, the organisation strongly...

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