Tracking Fracking: Where Is Ill. 1 Year Later?

Law360, New York ( August 28, 2014, 10:28 AM EDT) -- On June 17, 2013, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law the Hydraulic Fracturing Regulatory Act. The Fracking Act was a result of long negotiations between lawmakers and industry and environmental groups, and though the process was not without many ups, downs, turns and twists, many looked forward to a long-awaited economic boom to hit southern Illinois once the high-volume horizontal fracking legislation became law. That wait has now stretched over a year, delaying jobs and frustrating many, but also emboldening objectors who continue to fight fracking....

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