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Greenpeace USA Slams U.S. Seabed Mining Plans off American Samoa
Greenpeace International
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June 14, 2025
Victor Pickering, a Greenpeace International activist from Fiji displays a banner reading “Our Pacific Is Not Yours To Destroy” in front of the Maersk Launcher, a ship chartered by DeepGreen, one of the companies spearheading the drive to mine the...
Interior initiates first step for potential mineral lease sale offshore of American Samoa
Samoa News
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June 13, 2025
WASHINGTON — [Date: June 12, 2025] Delivering on President Donald J. Trump’s bold agenda to restore American energy and mineral independence, the Department of the Interior today announced the publication of a Request for Information and Interest...
U.S. Launches First Offshore Mineral Lease Review in 30 Years Near American Samoa
gCaptain
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June 12, 2025
The Department of the Interior has initiated its first offshore mineral lease evaluation in over 30 years, focusing on waters near American Samoa with the the publication of a Request for Information and Interest. The move follows President...
Stat of the week: With a Red List Index score of 0.87, American Samoa has the highest score in the region
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Celebrating Pacific biodiversity, our stat of the week marks World Environment Day this 5 June. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List Index ranges from 0 to 1—with 1 indicating no extinction risk, and 0 meaning that...
12 Brands That Offer Sustainable Canned Tuna
The Daily Meal - New York
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June 11, 2025
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Tuna is one of my absolute favorite canned meats to stock up on. It's an easy-to-find and budget-friendly protein that's rich in omega-3 fatty acids. But what about the hype surrounding its...
Climate Change evidence
Samoa News
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June 9, 2025
Fossils from American Samoa don’t just tell us about ancient life; they also reveal how climate has changed over time. Uplifted coral reefs, for example, show how sea levels have risen and fallen, sometimes dramatically. Fossil pollen can indicate...
ASVB unveils new crown and sash for Miss American Samoa 2026
Samoa News
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June 5, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The unveiling of the newly designed Miss American Samoa crown and sash, both sponsored by American Samoa Visitors Bureau, took place during a visit hosted by ASVB, for the 2025 pageant contestants and reigning Miss...
Saipan hosts concurrent environmental events
Marianas Variety
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THE 2nd CNMI Green Growth Convening and the 32nd Pacific Islands Environmental Training Symposium or PIETS were two environment-focused events held concurrently at the Crowne Plaza Resort on Monday, June 9. The PIETS was organized by the CNMI...
Eight contestants in 2025 Miss American Samoa Pageant
Talanei
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June 2, 2025
Eight young women are vying to be the next Miss American Samoa, the first time in many years that the pageant has attracted this many contestants. Some of the contestants are from off island but have roots in American Samoa. The winner will be...
Environmental legal fund fighting Trump fishing order
RNZ
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June 5, 2025
Photo: Supplied/ the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre An environmental legal fund have sued US President Donald Trump in response to an executive order rolling back commercial fishing protections in the Western Pacific. The April 17th...
Finafinau represents Am Samoa at Global Cultural and Environmental Ceremony
Samoa News
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June 6, 2025
Pago Pago, American Samoa — Sierra M. Fata, a passionate youth leader and board member of Finafinau, represented both the nonprofit organization and American Samoa at the “Lungs of the Earth” Global Healing Launch, that took place June 1–2 at the...
Coral reefs face an uncertain recovery from the 4th global mass bleaching event – can climate refuges help?
The Conversation
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June 6, 2025
Although tropical reefs might look like inanimate rock, these colorful seascapes are built by tiny jellyfish-like animals called corals. While adult corals build solid structures that are firmly attached to the sea floor, baby corals are not...
Trump administration sees deep-sea mining opportunity near American Samoa
Pasquines
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May 27, 2025
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has found an opportunity in deep-sea mineral mining near the coast of American Samoa. After the signing of an executive order allowing the United States to take steps toward commercially mining the...
Samoa implements new plan to sustainably manage its ocean by 2030
Resilience
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June 5, 2025
The Samoan government announced June 3 that it has enacted a law establishing a marine spatial plan to sustainably manage 100% of its ocean by 2030. The country has also created nine new marine protected areas that cover 30% of its ocean. Fishing...
Latest report on South-West Pacific a ‘climate wake-up call’
Cosmos
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June 5, 2025
Coral bleaching in American Samoa, before (December 2014) and after (February 2015). Credit: The Ocean Agency Experts are calling the findings of the latest State of the Climate in the South-West Pacific report a “wake up call” for stronger...
Caution called for on Pacific Garbage Patch cleanup
Samoa News
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June 13, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An expert says there is pushback from environmental groups when it comes to cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Bradley Nolan, waste management adviser at the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment...
A Day In The Park: National Park Of American Samoa
National Parks Traveller
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May 26, 2025
Ofu Lagoon, National Park of American Samoa / NPS file If someone asked you to name the most remote national park you could think of, you would be justified in mentioning a national park or two in Alaska, or perhaps the national parks in Hawaii....
American Samoa Government defends reopening of fishing grounds
Pasquines
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May 20, 2025
The recent decision by President Donald Trump (R) to reopen portions of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) to commercial fishing has drawn renewed attention to American Samoa’s tuna industry, a key sector of the...
ASG requesting $15Mil financial assistance from local ARPA Office
Samoa News
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June 13, 2025
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Government has requested $15 million from the Office of the American Samoa Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in financial assistance due to financial uncertainties resulting from internal and external fiscal...
U.S. backs plan to explore deep-sea mining near American Samoa amid legal and environmental concerns
Environmental Health News
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May 22, 2025
A California company’s bid to mine the seafloor near American Samoa gained momentum after the U.S. Interior Department agreed to review its proposal following a Trump administration order to fast-track seabed mining. Max Bearak reports for The New...