September 15, 2025

Andrea Lutz now speaking out for the Conservation Law Center

A familiar name from a different email address feels out of context. Upon further investigation it is perfectly in context. Andrea Lutz has been my...

Categories: News
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Land, Water

Conservation Law Center announces Andrea Lutz as first Director of Advancement

Conservation Law Center is excited to welcome Andrea Lutz in the newly created position of Director of Advancement. This new role replaces the prior Director...

Categories: Press Release
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Community-Centered Conservation, Land, Public Trust, Water

$60,000 Grant from Simon Family Foundation to Advance Water Quality and Land Conservation in Indiana

Thank you to the Herbert Simon Family Foundation who has awarded the Conservation Law Center a $60,000 grant to further our work in water quality...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Land, Water
Services: Nonprofit Support, Policy

Conservation Law Center Clinic at the IU Maurer School of Law

Each school year, second- and third-year law students at the IU Maurer School of Law have the opportunity to enroll for credit as interns in...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Community-Centered Conservation, Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Education

The Promise of Protecting Land Forever

Land conservation has always been one of Conservation Law Center’s focus areas. With a combined 60 years of experience, Christian Freitag, our Executive Director, and...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Land
Services: Legal Advocacy, Nonprofit Support

Thank you Herbert Simon Family Foundation

We continue to work on solutions to Indiana’s water quality challenges thanks to a generous gift of $40,000 from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation....

Categories: Blog
Issues: Land
Services: Legal Advocacy, Nonprofit Support

The Public Trust Battle Continues

In our landmark case, Gunderson v. Indiana, CLC represented the environmental groups Save the Dunes and Alliance for the Great Lakes through the Trial Court,...

Categories: Blog, Pavlock
Issues: Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

The Great Green Macaw

Macaws are some of the most beautiful birds in the world, and among the most threatened. Great Green Macaws are a particular concern to conservationists...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Biodiversity
Services: Legal Advocacy

Conservation Law Center Receives $20,000 Grant from Duke Energy Foundation for Water Monitoring on Lake Monroe

The Duke Energy Foundation recently awarded Conservation Law Center a grant for $20,000 to help improve water monitoring and management of Lake Monroe....

Categories: Blog
Issues: Water
Services: Policy

Center Helps Protect First ACEP Farmland Easement at Indiana Land Trust

George Rogers Clark Land Trust and the Center made history with the closing on Indiana’s first farmland easement under the USDA’s Agricultural Conservation Easement Program....

Categories: Blog
Issues: Land
Services: Legal Advocacy

Indiana easement signing a historic event

Harrison County agreement marks the first use of the federal agricultural land easement component in Indiana....

Categories: George Rogers Clark, News
Issues: Land
Services: Legal Advocacy

Center Continues to Defend Clean Air, Protect Nearby Residents from Cement Plant

Conservation Law Center and Earthjustice, working in collaboration to represent the Sierra Club, have prevailed in the case of Essroc Cement Corp. v. Clark County...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Community-Centered Conservation
Services: Legal Advocacy

Power Plants and Water Temperature

Every second, as you read this blog post, you are consuming energy from the power grid, If you live in the midwest, as I do,...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

Manufacturing

Mass production in Industry has revolutionised the way that we live and work, but like all good things, it comes at a cost. Water pollution...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

Mining

Mining, whether it is for coal, oil, aluminium, uranium, silver, or gold, is notoriously damaging to the environment. Often when we think of these impacts,...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

Cities

The location of a city is almost always dictated by its proximity to water. Whether it be for agriculture, shipping, or drinking, water is a...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

Agricultural Runoff

According to the EPA 32% of our country’s water is used for agriculture, but all of that water has to go somewhere. Some of the...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

A Note From Center Director Christian Freitag

We wanted to send a friendly note to our supporters to let you know about some of our recent work, and just to say thank...

Categories: Blog

Indiana Environmental Law and Climate Change Adaptation

Climate change is already causing changes now, right here in the state of Indiana. This year’s spring was one of the five wettest in the...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Water
Services: Legal Education

Freitag Represents the Center at Public Affairs Governance Workshop in China

This past June, I accepted an invitation from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and Ocean University of China to...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Land, Water
Services: Nonprofit Support, Policy

Center Intern Researching IN’s Preparedness for Climate Change

This summer, Conservation Law Center is fortunate to have the help of Thalia Hobson, a summer research intern from Maurer Law School. Her...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change
Services: Legal Education

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