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George Rogers Clark Land Trust

In 1999, evolving from an effort of the Clark County Soil and Water Conservation District’s Land Use and Community Development Committee, Clarks Valley Land Trust...

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American Farmland Trust

For what is now over 40 years, AFT has developed and refined the tools needed to protect farmland, improve farming practices, and support farmers. We...

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Central Indiana Land Trust

CILTI preserves the best of Central Indiana’s natural areas, protecting plants and animals, so Hoosiers can experience the wonder of the state’s natural heritage. Our...

GARD seeks judicial review after judge dismisses Fulcrum Bioenergy complaint

The grassroots environmental group Gary Advocates for Responsible Development (GARD) is seeking judicial review of a complaint against the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)...

23 Acres on Mud Creek

Land trust support for Mud Creek Conservancy...

Jeffrey B. Hyman

Jeffrey B. Hyman is a former Senior Staff attorney with the Conservation Law Center. Before coming to the Center, Jeff was a law clerk to...

W. William Weeks

W. William Weeks is the founder of the Conservation Law Center. Weeks has worked in conservation for more than 25 years. He began his professional...

Michael Zoeller

Mike Zoeller is a Senior Attorney with the Conservation Law Center leading its Environmental Legal Aid Program in Hammond, Whiting, East Chicago, and Gary, Indiana....

Michael Spalding

Michael Spalding is the Coordinator of the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape (SISL). Michael grew up in central Indiana on land that has been in his...

Rachel Schwartz

Rachel Schwartz is a University of Chicago Law School Public Service Fellow. Rachel grew up in the Philadelphia area, in the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed, where the...

Rob McCrea

Rob McCrea is the Land Conservation Attorney for Conservation Law Center. Rob grew up hiking, hunting, and camping in the hills of southern Indiana. Rob’s...

Kim Ferraro

Kim E. Ferraro is the Managing Attorney at the Conservation Law Center, where she leads the organization’s environmental litigation programs. She is a seasoned public...

Christian Freitag

Christian Freitag is the Glenn and Donna Scolnik Clinical Chair of Conservation Law Indiana University Maurer School of Law and President and Executive Director of...

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....

Lake Superior Spaceport Plans Are Defeated

We are pleased to announce that the Powell Township Board has enacted an official “RESOLUTION” rejecting the plan by the Michigan Aerospace Manufacturers Association (MAMA)...

Supporting Prescribed Fire for Healthy Forests

CLC is drafting proposed legislation to promote prescribed fire....

Gary citizen group fights back against Fulcrum harassment

Gary, IN - - In an ongoing challenge to Fulcrum Centerpoint’s air pollution permit, Gary Advocates for Responsible Development (GARD) is asking the administrative law...

Public interest vs. private homes: Climate change and erosion fuel disputes along Lake Michigan’s shoreline

Steve Coombs’ lakefront home used to quake when waves crashed along Ogden Dunes’ receding shoreline. “At one point, my wife said, ‘Should we just move...

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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...