{"id":1228,"date":"2026-01-27T18:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:17:05","slug":"the-new-york-times-new-u-s-rule-aims-to-speed-up-mining-of-the-seafloor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currents.bigelow.org\/?p=1228","title":{"rendered":"The New York Times: New U.S. Rule Aims to Speed Up Mining of the Seafloor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a0941ef7b6d9&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a0941ef7b6d9\" class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" 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