America's lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Oil companies for decades have paid to dispose of that produced water, which contains lithium that could be sold for a profit.
52% : California's governor and legislators have defended the tax as a necessary way to ensure all residents benefit from the energy transition.
50% : California, which has giant lithium reserves in its Salton Sea region east of Los Angeles, last year imposed a flat-rate tax for each metric ton of lithium.
48% : "And in Louisiana, the lack of state guidelines is fueling concerns from legal experts that producers could trespass on neighboring land when they reinject brine after filtering out lithium.
37% : Washington's drive to make the United States a major global lithium producer is being held back by a confusing mix of state regulations that are deterring developers and hampering efforts to break China's control of the critical minerals sector.

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