Posts tagged conservation
The United States Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Pavlock v. Holcomb
The United States Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Pavlock v. Holcomb

On October 31st, the US Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by private landowners in the Pavlock case, declining to consider the legal questions posed by petitioners and to require further consideration by the 7th Circuit.

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Conservation, Freshwater Ecosystems, Indiana Organizations, Indiana Laws, Lake Michigan, Public Trust Doctrine, Water Laws, WaterMelissa BerryPublic Trust, Indiana, environmental law, Jeffrey Hyman, The Water Project, Litigation, law clinic, nonprofit, natural resources, Policy, conservation, water
Long-time HEC Attorney Kim Ferraro Joining Legal Team at Conservation Law Center
Long-time HEC Attorney Kim Ferraro Joining Legal Team at Conservation Law Center

Today, the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) wishes a warm farewell and many thanks to its long-time Senior Attorney, Kim Ferraro, who is leaving HEC after 11 years to become the Senior Staff Attorney at the Conservation Law Center (CLC), effective August 1st.

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Education, Hiring, Indiana Organizations, Indiana UniversityMelissa BerryIndiana, environmental law, Hoosier Environmental Council, nonprofit, Policy, conservation, Staff
Earth Day 2022!
Earth Day 2022!

Conservation Law Center is making that investment each day by working to protect and improve the health, diversity, beauty and resilience of the planet and defend our shared natural heritage in Indiana and beyond.

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Conservation, Clean Air, Endangered Species, Environmental Justice, Freshwater Ecosystems, Land Conservation, Threatened and Endangered, Water, WildlifeAndrea LutzHabitat Conservation, hiking, Indiana, Community Conservation Project, drinking water, Land Protection, natural resources, nonprofit, native plants, conservation, pollution, water quality, Renewable Energy, Invasive Species, Wind Energy, water
We Are Hiring! Sentinel Landscape Program Coordinator
We Are Hiring! Sentinel Landscape Program Coordinator

The Conservation Law Center seeks applications for a Program Coordinator to join our team based in the beautiful Midwestern college town of Bloomington, Indiana. This is an exciting opportunity to join an organization and broad partnership focused on providing solutions to some of the most important and challenging conservation and environmental issues in Indiana. The Coordinator will work with a diverse group of public and private partners to achieve various natural resource conservation goals within the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape geographic boundaries. These goals include land and soil conservation, water quality and riparian corridors, threatened and endangered species, and the critical goal of maintaining military readiness in southern Indiana’s four defense bases.

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Climate Change, Conservation, Conservation Easements, Hiring, Indiana Organizations, Indiana University, Land Conservation, Land, Land TrustsAndrea Lutzenvironmental law, endangered species, Friends of Patoka River, Habitat Conservation, Habitat protection, The Nature Conservancy, Indiana, Indiana Bat, Invasive Species, job opportunities, Land Trust, Land Protection, Migratory Species, nonprofit, not-for-profit, natural resources, native plants, conservation, Staff, Sentinel Landscape, Sycamore Land Trust
We Are Hiring! Landscape Conservation Attorney
We Are Hiring! Landscape Conservation Attorney

Conservation Law Center seeks applications for the Landscape Conservation Attorney to join our team based in the beautiful Midwestern college town of Bloomington, Indiana. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing public interest law firm working on some of the most important and challenging conservation issues in the US and beyond. The Landscape Conservation Attorney will focus primarily on land conservation and habitat protection projects, with a particular focus on the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape project. We are bringing landscape-scale conservation to the heartland, and the Landscape Conservation Attorney position will be a key player in the effort.

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Climate Change, Conservation, Indiana Laws, Indiana Organizations, Indiana University, Land, Land Conservation, Land TrustsAndrea LutzIndiana, environmental law, Habitat Conservation, Habitat protection, job opportunities, Land Trust, law clinic, Land Protection, nonprofit, not-for-profit, conservation, Staff
Intern Update: Lucy Newell
Intern Update: Lucy Newell

Hi! My name is Lucy Newell, and I am a senior at Indiana University studying Law and Public Policy at the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. This past semester, I have been the Undergraduate Intern at the Conservation Law Center.

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Conservation, Conservation Easements, InternsAndrea LutzClinic, Indiana, environmental law, law students, nonprofit, native plants, conservation, Public Trust, Students, SPEA, Maurer School of Law