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Hoosier Environmental Council Moves to Prevent Sewage Treatment Delays in Hammond

Environmental organization says further delays to the Hammond Sanitary District project threaten the health of Little Calumet River and fail to comply with the Clean...

Categories: Environmental Legal Aid Program, Hammond Sanitary District, Press Release
Issues: Community-Centered Conservation, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

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...

Categories: Education, Event, Press Release, Public Lecture Series
Issues: Education
Services: Legal Education

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...

Categories: Land, Ogden Dunes, Press Release, Public Trust Doctrine
Issues: Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

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...

Categories: Indiana Prescribed Fire, Press Release
Issues: Land
Services: Policy

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

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

Categories: Press Release, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape
Issues: Land
Services: Partnerships

Indiana Environmental Group Sues the State for Allowing Powerplant to Keep Discharging its Coal Ash Laden Wastewater to the White River

(MARTINSVILLE, IN)– The Hoosier Environmental Council (“HEC”) filed suit last week in Morgan County Court against the Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings (“OALP”) for...

Categories: Clean Water Indiana, Eagle Valley, Press Release
Issues: Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

Historic Partnership Secures Nearly 4,000 Acres for Conservation and Future Public Recreation in Southern Indiana

A 3,950-acre conservation near LGTF, Indiana, ensures biodiversity, recreation, and resilience through partnerships, opening to the public in 2025....

Categories: Press Release, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape
Issues: Land
Services: Partnerships

Conservation Law Center Launches New Legal Aid Program To Advance Environmental Health And Equity In Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, And Whiting

CLC announces the launch of the organization’s Environmental Legal Aid Program to serve the environmental legal needs of local residents, advocates and community groups in...

Categories: Environmental Legal Aid Program, Press Release
Issues: Community-Centered Conservation
Services: Legal Advocacy, Partnerships

New Conservation Discover Web Application to Help Connect Landowners with Conservation Options

(BLOOMINGTON, IN) The Conservation Law Center is excited to announce a new resource is now available for landowners within the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape. The...

Categories: Press Release, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape
Issues: Land
Services: Partnerships

The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust Renews Grant Support for CLC’s Clean Water Indiana Program

The Conservation Law Center is proud to announce the Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust has continued their support of CLC’s Clean Water Indiana Program with...

Categories: Clean Water Indiana, Press Release
Issues: Water
Services: Policy

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...

Categories: Press Release
Issues: Biodiversity, Community-Centered Conservation, Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy, Legal Education, Nonprofit Support, Partnerships, Policy

CLC to Help Coordinate New Sentinel Landscape Program in Southern Indiana

February 16, 2022 – The designation of more than 3.5 million acres in southern Indiana as a Sentinel Landscape will protect critical habitats and species,...

Categories: Press Release, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape
Issues: Land
Services: Partnerships

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, Community-Centered Conservation, Land, Public Trust, Water

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