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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

Success, Hazardous Waste Burn has been Denied

Essroc Cement Corp. v. Clark County Bd. of Zoning Appeals and Sierra Club...

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...

Categories: Natural Prairie
Issues: Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

Supreme Court stands with conservation groups in Lake Michigan beach access case

The public’s right to the Lake Michigan shoreline stands after the U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it was denying a petition to hear an appeal...

Categories: Gunderson, News
Issues: Public Trust
Services: Legal Advocacy

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Hear Lake Michigan Public Trust Case

Is your right to access Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline a national concern? On October 5th, the US Supreme Court was asked to decide if it...

Categories: Blog, Gunderson
Issues: Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

Landmark Public Trust Case a Major Win for Hoosiers

The Conservation Law Center, with attorney Jeff Hyman leading the litigation, represented environmental groups Alliance for the Great Lakes and <a target="_blank"...

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

Intervention Granted on Essroc Cement Corp. v. Clark County Board of Zoning Appeals

The Sierra Club, represented by Earthjustice and Conservation Law Center, has been granted intervention in a trial court proceeding in which the right to burn...

What the Appelate Court’s Ruling Means for The Public Trust

On December 7th, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is held in trust for the public up to the ordinary...

Categories: Blog, Gunderson
Issues: Biodiversity, Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

A Win for the Public Trust

The Public Trust Doctrine grants access to use the land between the low and high water marks of Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline.

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

Clear-Cut Victory for White River Corridor

Thanks to the efforts of the Friends of White River (FOWR), the banks along a stretch of riparian corridor in Warfleigh and Broad Ripple will...

Categories: Friends of White River, News
Issues: Land, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

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

For a good portion of the year, CLC has been representing Friends of the White River in a Tree Clearing Settlement Agreement with the US...

Categories: Blog, Friends of White River
Issues: Land, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

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

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

Categories: Clean Water Indiana, Friends of White River
Issues: Land, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

A Win for the Indiana Bat: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Requires Analysis of Greater Protections for Endangered Species Impacted By Wind Energy Development

In an important decision, the court has ruled for the bats, setting a precedent which will mean more careful consideration of the environmental impacts of...

Categories: Blog, Buckeye
Issues: Biodiversity
Services: Legal Advocacy

CLC Urges Greater Protections for Birds and Bats From Wind Turbines in the Midwest

The CLC is continuing its efforts to promote responsible wind energy development. Wind turbines can kill many birds and bats, including federally protected species, and...

Categories: Blog, Buckeye
Issues: Biodiversity
Services: Legal Advocacy

CLC Urges Federal Government to Hold Coal Companies Responsible for Clean-Up Costs in Future

Peter Murrey and the CLC recently submitted comments on behalf of the Hoosier Environmental Council encouraging stricter oversight of bankrupt coal companies. We urged the...

Categories: Blog, Coal Mining
Issues: Land
Services: Legal Advocacy

CLC’s comments on FWS mitigation policy aim to better protect species and habitats

Peter Murrey, Jeff Hyman, and CLC submitted comments on the new Fish and Wildlife Service mitigation policy, urging for more accountability and better protections for...

Categories: Blog, FWS Mitigation
Issues: Biodiversity
Services: Legal Advocacy

Indiana Court Recognizes Public Right to Walk and Sunbathe on Lake Michigan Shore

This July, La Porte County Judge Richard R. Stalbrink ruled that Indiana holds the state’s Lake Michigan shore in trust for public uses, including swimming,...

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

Protecting the Endangered Indiana Bat

We are arguing in court that the endangered Indiana bat deserves more protection than it is getting in the process for approving wind energy installations....

Categories: Blog, Buckeye
Issues: Biodiversity
Services: Legal Advocacy

Good News on the Lake Michigan Shore

The Center has been representing the Alliance for the Great Lakes and Save the Dunes in a lawsuit in which certain owners of lakeside property...

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

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...

Categories: Buckeye
Issues: Biodiversity
Services: Legal Advocacy

CLC Defending Public Rights to Lake Michigan Shore

CLC is representing the Alliance for the Great Lakes and Save the Dunes in litigation over the application of the public trust and the boundary...

Categories: Blog, Gunderson
Issues: Biodiversity, Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

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Indiana easement signing a historic event

Success, Hazardous Waste Burn has been Denied

A Win for Wetlands and Government Accountability

Supreme Court stands with conservation groups in Lake Michigan beach access case

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Hear Lake Michigan Public Trust Case

Landmark Public Trust Case a Major Win for Hoosiers

Intervention Granted on Essroc Cement Corp. v. Clark County Board of Zoning Appeals

What the Appelate Court’s Ruling Means for The Public Trust

A Win for the Public Trust

Clear-Cut Victory for White River Corridor

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

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

A Win for the Indiana Bat: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Requires Analysis of Greater Protections for Endangered Species Impacted By Wind Energy Development

CLC Urges Greater Protections for Birds and Bats From Wind Turbines in the Midwest

CLC Urges Federal Government to Hold Coal Companies Responsible for Clean-Up Costs in Future

CLC’s comments on FWS mitigation policy aim to better protect species and habitats

Indiana Court Recognizes Public Right to Walk and Sunbathe on Lake Michigan Shore

Protecting the Endangered Indiana Bat

Good News on the Lake Michigan Shore

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

CLC Defending Public Rights to Lake Michigan Shore

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