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With the rise of battery technologies in electric vehicles, electronics, utility-scale electrical energy storage and other industrial applications, there has been increased demand for lithium, cobalt, and other minerals.

On October 2, 2023, the Railroad Commission of Texas (“Commission”) announced proposed changes (“Proposed Rule”) to its rules regulating the management of oil and gas waste.

On February 3, 2023, the California Secretary of State certified a referendum challenging Senate Bill 1137 (“SB 1137”), which institutes a 3,200-foot setback for new oil and gas operations and includes new requirements for operators of existing oil and gas production facilities.