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212-year-old Family Farm Preserved

Conservation Law Center helps George Rogers Clark Land Trust preserve 212-year-old family farm utilizing USDA Agricultural Conservation Easement Program....

Standing Up for Communities in Zoning and Land Use Decisions

CLC works alongside community partners to influence environmental regulations and promote policies that protect health and the environment in the Region....

Influencing Environmental Policy for a Healthier Northwest Indiana

CLC works alongside community partners to influence environmental regulations and promote policies that protect health and the environment in the Region....

Supporting Research to Reduce Human–Wildlife Conflict in Tanzania

Conservation Law Center is partnering with the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), international NGOs, and academic collaborators to support research and policy development aimed at...

Strengthening Environmental Safeguards Through Permitting

Through targeted permit advocacy, CLC helps ensure industrial operations in Northwest Indiana meet strong legal standards that protect community health and the environment....

331 Acres of Farmland Protected

New NRCS Agricultural Land Easement in Harrison County, Indiana...

Supporting the Fight Against Invasive Species

Assisted SICIM with a successful grant application...

Commission Violates Transparency Laws in Little Calumet River Projects

Gary Lee v. Little Calumet River Development Commission...

23 Acres on Mud Creek

Land trust support for Mud Creek Conservancy...
Eagle Valley

Protecting the White River from Coal Ash Pollution

Hoosier Environmental Council v. IDEM, AES/Eagle Valley Generating Station...

400 Acres Preserved in Indiana

In 2023 and early 2024, Conservation Law Center assisted Central Indiana Land Trust in completing two conservation easements protecting over 400 acres of land in...

Free Conservation Tool Provided to All Indiana Land Trusts

CLC created three conservation easement templates to protect natural habitat, including one for working forests and one for agricultural land....

Supporting Prescribed Fire for Healthy Forests

CLC is drafting proposed legislation to promote prescribed fire....
Lake edge with trees and rocks

Victory! Plans to Industrialize Pristine Lake Superior Shoreline for a Rocket Launch Site Thwarted 

Citizens for a Safe and Clean Lake Superior v. Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association...

Maintaining Public Access to Lake Michigan Beaches

Save the Dunes v. Ind. Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR), Town of Ogden Dunes...
Building behind corn

Stopping More Industrial Pollution in Gary 

Gary Advocates for Responsible Development (GARD) v. IDEM, Fulcrum BioEnergy, LLC...

Support for the threatened Great Green Macaw

CLC works to improve condition in Costa Rica, Columbia, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama for the Great Green Macaw...

Success, Hazardous Waste Burn has been Denied

Essroc Cement Corp. v. Clark County Bd. of Zoning Appeals and Sierra Club...
Bison at Kankakee Sands

A Win for Wetlands and Government Accountability

Hoosier Environmental Council, Indiana Audubon, et al. v. Natural Prairie Indiana Farmland Holdings, LLC and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

CLC Saves 22% of Trees from Extensive Clearing on the White River in Settlement

Friends of the White River v. State of Indiana DNR...

CLC prevails in Endangered Species Act lawsuit against US Fish and Wildlife permitting of wind farms harming Indiana bats 

Union Neighbors United, Inc. v. Sally Jewell...