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Local leaders are sharing rosy claims while the federal agency openly works to shorten reviews and cut public comment. Here are the facts.

After reviewing tens of thousands of comments, most opposed, BOEM doubled the mining area to include everything industry asked for.

It costs about $200 to extract a tonne of nodules worth $137. American Samoa takes the risk while the profits go elsewhere.

Processing and transshipment would bring radioactive dust and heavy metals to our shores, for nodules that may never arrive.