AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDeep-Sea Mining: American Samoa environmental groups and Manu‘a chiefs are suing to block the federal sale of mining leases across more than 31 million acres of seabed. The auction is set for Nov. 19, as opponents challenge the government’s authority to proceed and its environmental review. Wastewater: EPA has ended compliance orders for ASPA’s Utulei and Tafuna treatment plants after the utility completed required work, including monitoring and system upgrades. Wildlife: Researchers are studying the native talafalu tree to help protect the pepe ae swallowtail butterfly, which has disappeared from Samoa’s main islands but survives in American Samoa.
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