POLLUTION MANAGEMENT AND REDUCTION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Lessee will use the highest degree of care and all necessary safeguards to prevent contamination or pollution of any environmental medium, including soil, surface water, groundwater, sediments, and surface or subsurface strata, ambient air, or any other environmental medium in, on, or under the Leased Premises by any waste, pollutant, or contaminant. If contamination or pollution occurs, Lessee will notify Lessor immediately and provide all internal and external reports Lessee prepares related to such contamination and pollution. Lessee will not bring or permit to remain on the Leased Premises any explosives, toxic materials, or substances regulated as hazardous wastes, hazardous materials, hazardous substances, or toxic substances under any federal, state, or local law or regulation (collectively, "Hazardous Materials"), except products commonly used in connection with oil and gas exploration and development operations and stored in a lawful manner and in lawful quantities. To the satisfaction of Lessor, Lessee will clean up, remove, remedy, and repair any soil or ground water contamination and damage caused by the presence or release of any Hazardous Materials in, on, under, or about the Leased Premises resulting from Xxxxxx’s operations on the Leased Premises. Burial of Hazardous Materials is explicitly prohibited. Lessee’s obligations in this Section 10.g. will survive the expiration or termination of this Lease. Lessee will install rig and other oilfield lighting in a manner that minimizes light pollution as much as reasonably possible and will use best industry practices to capture and minimize air pollution and emissions. Unless otherwise approved by Lessor, Lessee will comply with all environmental laws, rules, and regulations, regardless of any legal challenges, until the appropriate legal authority amends or changes the regulation or a court of competent jurisdiction has issued a final decision on the matter in question.
