As Trump Promotes Critical Mineral #Mining, a Company Eyes the #Seafloor in Coastal #Virginia A proposed mining project off the #DelmarvaPeninsula is after minerals in heavy sands. Locals worry it would harm an important ecosystem. #KatieDawson, a commercial fisher, is worried that the ecosystem that supports her livelihood could be in jeopardy: A company wants to mine almost 2,500sq mi of the seafloor, an area larger than Delaware, 3-64 mi east of the Delmarva Peninsula. https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31072026/virginia-seabed-mining-proposal/