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July 30, 2015

Conservation Law Center Launches Public Lecture Series “Talking Conservation”

Bloomington, IN — The Conservation Law Center (CLC) is proud to announce the launch of Talking Conservation, a dynamic public lecture series designed to illuminate...

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Join the CLC Team!

This is an exciting opportunity to join a twenty-year-old public interest law firm working on some of the most important and challenging conservation issues in...
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EC council blocks metal recycler near school

The East Chicago Common Council voted to block a proposed scrap metal recycling facility near schools, a stadium, and a hospital after the Conservation Law...
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Stones put in place to try to halt the erosion of sand along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Ogden Dunes, Indiana, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Ogden Dunes drops beach revetment plan; opponents cheer access preservation

After a nearly two-year legal fight, Ogden Dunes officials have dropped plans for a stone revetment along the Lake Michigan shoreline. In June 2023, the...
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Ogden Dunes abandons project to place stone erosion barrier in Lake Michigan

The Town of Ogden Dunes has abandoned its plan to build a stone erosion barrier in Lake Michigan after a nearly two-year legal fight with...
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Rachel Schwartz and Michael Zoeller are attorneys with the Conservation Law Center.

Environmental legal aid program reach grows

The Conservation Law Center has expanded its environmental legal aid work in Northwest Indiana, adding attorney Rachel Schwartz to support community groups and residents facing...
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Town of Ogden Dunes Abandons Plan to Build a Stone Revetment Along Lake Michigan’s Shoreline

After nearly two years of hard-fought litigation brought by Save the Dunes, the Town of Ogden Dunes announced it has “abandoned [its] project” to build...
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Becoming Lawyers: Reflections on the Fall 2025 Conservation Law Clinic

Students in the Conservation Law Clinic shared their final presentations with an audience of their peers and professors on November 20, 2025. What stood out...
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Celebrating 20 Years of CLC

On November 6, 2025, the Conservation Law Center celebrated its 20th Anniversary in downtown Indianapolis. Friends old and new gathered over good food, drink, and...
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Professor Robert Keiter, University Distinguished Professor and Wallace Stegner Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Photo Credit: James Boyd.

Conserving Nature in Greater Yellowstone: Reflections from the Inaugural Talking Conservation Lecture

Professor Robert Keiter, University Distinguished Professor and Wallace Stegner Professor of Law at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. Photo Credit: James...

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People enjoy the beach on the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan, east of ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor steel mill. Credit: Kelly Wilkinson/The Star 2012 File Photo

Hoosiers living near steel mills will have to wait 2 more years for cleaner air

The EPA has delayed stricter pollution standards for steel mills for roughly two years, prompting lawsuits from environmental and community groups concerned about continued exposure...
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7 agencies say why governor’s executive order is bad for Indiana environment

Seven Hoosier nonprofit agencies shared their concerns about Gov. Mike Braun's recent executive order that would lessen environmental regulations of Hoosier businesses and industries. Executive...
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Gary resident sues commission for Open Door violations

A Gary resident has filed suit against the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission, alleging illegal private meetings, ineligible members, and an improper lease tied...
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Advocates continue pushing back on AES discharges into White River near Martinsville

Hoosier Environmental Council is asking the Morgan County Circuit Court to overturn an administrative law judge’s order they say allows the utility to violate federal...
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Legislation to Promote Prescribed Burning Signed by Governor Braun on May 2

A new law to expand Indiana’s prescribed fire capacity was signed by Gov. Mike Braun on April 30. The bill expands a prescribed fire training...
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IDEM issues deregulation report under Gov. Braun’s orders. Advocates question need, impact

The state agency charged with protecting Indiana's environment and Hoosiers from industrial pollution completed its first step to “reduce excessive environmental regulation” and fulfill obligations...
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Evaluation of Existing Regulations Pursuant to Executive Order 25-38

Download PDF HERE The Conservation Law Center, the Environmental Law & Policy Center, the Hoosier Environmental Council, Save the Dunes Conservation Fund, Gary Advocates for...

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Conservation Law Clinic students help draft new Indiana prescribed burn legislation

A new Indiana law that expands the state’s prescribed burning capacity was signed by Indiana Governor Mike Braun on April 30, in part due to...
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Drawing a line in the sand: Ogden Dunes, state and federal agencies and preservation group differ

When Ogden Dunes began hardening the shoreline against Lake Michigan’s attacks, Save the Dunes drew a line in the sand. So did the Indiana Department...

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Legislation to Promote Prescribed Burning Signed by Governor Braun

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana A new law to expand Indiana’s prescribed fire capacity was signed by Gov. Mike Braun on April 30. The bill expands a prescribed...

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Nearly 4,000-acre Fish & Wildlife Area opens in southern Indiana

Busseron Creek is Indiana DNR’s largest conservation project in 20 years...
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