Probably more important was the comment from Ireland about "focusing on sustainability" in regard to Thacker Pass in the future:

George Ireland, Lithium Americas' Chairman commented: “We would like to sincerely thank Dr. Fischer and Bangchak for their early support for Lithium Americas. With an increased focus on sustainably developing the Thacker Pass lithium project, the Board has recently engaged a leading executive recruitment firm, to lead the process of identifying new Board members prioritizing chemical industry and US resource development experience.”

Boldface highlighting added by me for emphasis. Okiedo