Russia doesn’t have the problems we have...like the EPA, the Interior Dept and a teeny minority of enviro-dirtbags with more power than their number deserves.
Correct, but not for the reasons(EPA, Interior) that you mention.
The US hasn't signed the treaty so the US isn't allowed membership on the technical committee to support US claims and rebut claims of others.
Reagan, by way of an Executive order, did claim the 200 mile EEZ granted by the UN, but a very significant percentage of the US shelf extends out beyond the 200 miles.