AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDeep-Sea Mining Fight: Conservation and community groups, including Earthjustice partners, filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration’s plan to kickstart deep-sea mining off the Marianas and Guam, challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service’s claim the lease sale won’t harm protected species like humpback whales, manta rays, and sea turtles. Local Legal Pressure: The same legal push follows an earlier suit targeting American Samoa’s proposed deep-sea mining push, as lease sales are planned for November (American Samoa) and December 16 (Marianas). Territorial Benefits: CNMI Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds introduced PACMESA, calling for a 50% revenue cut for Pacific territories plus stronger bonding and environmental mitigation. Community Input on Ports: In Aunu’u, the Port Administration met residents on wharf expansion and boat ramp repairs, with safety concerns raised after June 2026 extreme tides and calls to repair the eastern wave absorber. Public Health Enforcement: Environmental Health Services shut down two businesses and a government building for sanitation and health regulation violations, including the Port Administration’s Airport Hangar Facility. Climate Watch: El Niño conditions are forecast to be possibly as severe as 1997, with drought-related records already broken in American Samoa.
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