“American Samoa has been U.S. soil, U.S. jurisdiction, for 125 years. According to the supreme law of the land, that’s my birthright.” ...

The Donald Trump administration is making plans that could set the stage for deep-sea mining off the coast of American Samoa. The move comes after an executive order from President Donald Trump ...

The Trump administration is taking a step toward potentially allowing companies to trawl for minerals under the ocean floor off the coast of American Samoa. The Interior Department announced late ...

American Samoa votes for a representative for Congress every two years. The representative participates in House functions, including voting on committess, but cannot vote on the floor.

Impossible Metals requests U.S. auction for American Samoa mineral deposits Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to decide on lease sale initiation by May 23 Deep-sea mining could reduce land mining ...

In 2016, the American Samoa Renewable Energy Committee (ASREC) set a goal to meet 100% of American Samoa’s energy from renewable energy resources by 2040, primarily with solar energy.

All commercial resource extraction, including fishing, is banned. None of the areas is near American Samoa — the closest is roughly 1,000 nautical miles (1,850 kilometers) away.

More information: Clara E. Yoon et al, Remote Single-Station Seismic Monitoring of the July–October 2022 Earthquake Swarm at Ta'ū Volcano, American Samoa, The Seismic Record (2025).

Remote Single-Station Seismic Monitoring of the July–October 2022 Earthquake Swarm at Ta‘ū Volcano, American Samoa. The Seismic Record, 2025; 5 (1): 83 DOI: 10.1785/0320240040 ...

Guam and American Samoa may primarily be concerned with their direct interests in the region, but their policy positions and advocacy within the forum will be developed in concert with Washington.

The 67-year-old’s first tenure with American Samoa, which began in 2011, was nothing short of transformative. At that time, the team was known as one of the weakest in the world. It suffered a ...

Since its establishment in 1988, National Park of American Samoa has remained one of the least visited parks in the system, seeing just 12,135 visitors in 2023, according to National Park Service ...