Seabed Spotlight by is essential reading for anyone following deep-sea mining. Exploring the seabed? Here, have an exploitation permit too.

How an architectural hoax helped spark a billion-dollar race to the bottom of the ocean. I had a great time reporting this wild history for the team at @outsideinradio.bsky.social. Featuring the world's biggest claw machine and casual phone calls to the Panama Canal. Listen in any podcast app!

A look inside the fast-growing "shadow fleet" of tanker ships that move oil around the world despite heavy sanctions. My latest for @marketplace.org www.marketplace.org/story/2025/0...

🌊🪨 As of this morning, deep-sea mining companies have asked Trump to greenlight mining both within federal waters and beyond national jurisdiction. An executive order could be coming soon: seabedspotlight.substack.com/p/a-plan-to-...