Why the U.S. is a seabed mining laggard
The United States is behind other countries in the race to mine minerals from the sea used to make climate-friendly technology. That\u2019s because, for decades, several presidential administrations and the Senate have refused to ratify the \u200b\u200bU.N.\u2019s Convention on the Law of the Sea, which governs the use of ocean resources. POLITICO\u2019s Jordan Wolman explains why the U.S. has never ratified that treaty and what that means for the Biden administration\u2019s clean energy goals.