Battles over hydraulic fracturing moving to the hinterlandBy William J. AnayaEnvironmental Law, January 2014The recent case of Robinson Township, et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al. is significant for a variety of reasons.
Hydraulic fracturing in Illinois—A remarkable presumption, evidence and making a recordBy William J. AnayaAdministrative Law, October 2013To the extent that authorities in Illinois now have a rebuttable presumption, operators will be well served to discuss evidence of compliance with counsel, and develop a defensible Administrative Record with admissible evidence of compliance.
Hydraulic fracturing in Illinois—A remarkable presumption, evidence and making a recordBy William J. AnayaEnvironmental Law, September 2013To the extent that authorities in Illinois now have a rebuttable presumption, operators will be well served to discuss evidence of compliance with counsel, and develop a defensible Administrative Record with admissible evidence of compliance.
Hydraulic fracturing in Illinois—What is an owner to do?By William J. AnayaReal Estate Law, September 2013Hydraulic fracturing operations present many opportunities to owners, but those opportunities involve risks that must be understood, quantified, analyzed, accepted or rejected or shared.
Illinois governor to sign “fracking” lawBy Matthew E. CohnEnvironmental Law, June 2013Illinois' new fracking law is over 100 pages in length. Some of the significant provisions of the new law are described in this article.
No need to rush into frackingBy Vito A. MastrangeloWomen and the Law, May 2013This Op-Ed was featured in the Chicago Sun Times on March 14, 2013
