Partisan Divide and Consumer Dissatisfaction Threaten Clean Energy Progress in the U.S.

The McKinsey & Co. survey, alongside the Pew Research Center’s findings, illustrates a complex and challenging landscape for the future of renewable energy and electric vehicles (EVs) in the U.S. The significant partisan divide, declining support for renewable energy sources, and the unexpected dissatisfaction among EV owners all contribute to uncertainty in the progress of clean energy initiatives.

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SM Energy Company to acquire Uinta Basin assets owned XCL Resources, LLC

M Energy Company (the “Company” or “SM Energy”) (NYSE: SM) today announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Uinta Basin oil and gas assets owned by certain entities affiliated with XCL Resources, LLC (“XCL”), a private company backed by EnCap Investments L.P. (“EnCap”) and Rice Investment Group (“Rice”), for an unadjusted purchase price of $2.55 billion.

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