AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDeep-Sea Mining: Samoan chiefs, community groups and environmental advocates are asking a federal court in Hawaii to block the U.S. plan to auction leases covering 31.4 million acres of seabed near American Samoa on Nov. 19. They challenge the government’s authority and warn of risks to marine life and local livelihoods. The auction area is beyond the territory’s waters; a lease would allow preliminary work such as mapping, not immediate mining. Healthcare Funding: Governor Pulaali’i warns that halving American Samoa’s Medicaid match in the FY2027 budget could cost the territory more than $9 million in federal funds. He also visited the site of a new behavioral health and substance-use rehabilitation clinic under construction. Pacific Self-Determination: Pacific churches have condemned the U.S. call to end the UN decolonization committee, saying it undermines the right of territories including American Samoa to determine their political future.
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