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Frank M. Rapoport Authored an Article Entitled “New Law Eases Public-Private Funding for Transportation Upgrades”
Published Date: January 15, 2016
Frank M. Rapoport wrote a byliner entitled "New Law Eases Public-Private Funding for Transportation Upgrades" on December 17, 2015. The article discussed the benefits of the new Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) signed into law by President Obama on December 4. He also explained how states are using the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and revealed [...] Read More
Jerry P. Brodsky Featured in an Article in November 2015 edition of “Construccion e Industria” Magazine
Published Date: January 15, 2016
Jerry P. Brodsky was featured in an article in the November 2015 edition of "Construccion e Industria" magazine, the monthly magazine published by the Peruvian Chamber of Construction. The article discusses Mr. Brodsky's recent participation in a roundtable discussion about dispute boards and Peru's need to incorporate dispute boards into their projects because of its ability to resolve issues without [...] Read More
New Law #2: Restrictions on Disposal of Remediation Waste from Manufactured Gas Plants
Published Date: January 13, 2016
Continuing our countdown of new Illinois environmental laws taking effect on January 1, 2016 is Public Act 99-0365, which requires that waste from the remediation of a manufactured gas plant site must be disposed in a permitted hazardous waste disposal site, unless analysis demonstrates that the waste does not exceed regulatory levels. Manufactured gas plants (“MPGs”) operated to provide gas from [...] Read More
New Law #3: DNR Determines Whether New Oil & Gas Leases Are Operative
Published Date: January 12, 2016
Continuing our countdown of new Illinois environmental laws taking effect on January 1, 2016 is Public Act 99-0138, which allows the Department of Natural Resources to determine if oil and gas leases submitted with permit applications are operative because prior leases have terminated due to nondevelopment or nonproduction. The Illinois Oil and Gas Act governs the permitting, drilling, operating, and [...] Read More
Asbestos Analysis Quoted in Legal Newsline Article
Published Date: January 12, 2016
I’m pleased to announce that my recent post concerning the Folta v. Ferro Engineering decision by the Illinois Supreme Court has been quoted in an article by Legal Newsline. Legal Newsline is an Internet-based newswire dedicated to 24/7 coverage of state supreme courts and state attorneys general. You can read my original post here, and to the Legal Newsline article here Read More
