Elyse Hauser is a freelance environmental writer from the Pacific Northwest. A lover of all things aquatic, she often writes about water and its ecosystems, from rivers to the deep sea. She has an MFA from the University of New Orleans, and has also learned from the Center for Investigative Journalism in Bergen, Norway.
Texas Congressmembers are lobbying for federal assistance to bring a Canadian seabed mining firm to the state. But Texas A&M researchers have reservations about the pace of development.