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Just Transition NWI

After years of local organizing, Just Transition Northwest Indiana (JTNWI) was established in April 2020. JTNWI was launched initially to ensure the clean closure of...

Indiana League of Conservation Voters

Indiana Conservation Voters champions legislation to improve our state’s environment, economy, and competitive edge. By working with a wide range of stakeholders, and by educating...

The White River Alliance

The White River Alliance improves and protects water resources throughout Central Indiana. We are an alliance of diverse interests and organizations that work together to...

Funding Available to Landowners Through the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape

SISL’s overarching goals are to preserve and protect military missions, support sustainable farming and forestry, restore and sustain ecosystems, ensure thriving human communities, and improve...
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Sierra Club – Hoosier Chapter

The Sierra Club is the oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organizations in the United States with more than three million members and supporters....

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Environmental Law and Policy Center

The Environmental Law & Policy Center is the Midwest’s leading environmental legal advocacy organization. We drive transformational policy changes with national impacts. We show that...

Without sound water policy, Indiana’s economic future is down the drain

Water, essential to all life on the planet, is an abundant resource in Indiana. This alone puts Indiana in a resilient position as we navigate...
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State of Indiana Cooperative Invasive Management

SICIM, formally known as the Southern Indiana Cooperative Weed Management Area (SICWMA), was officially incorporated on August 12, 2008. Several non-profit groups saw a need...

FEMA Joins the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership to Support Climate Resilience and Military Readiness

Today, the Sentinel Landscapes Partnership announces the addition of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to its Federal Coordinating Committee (FCC). The FEMA Office of...

Gary officials, environmental group react to Fulcrum Bioenergy bankruptcy filing

Fulcrum Bioenergy has declared bankruptcy, and a Gary environmental group is pleased by the news. The California-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sept. 9,...

Funding Available to Protect Forestland Through the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Project

State Conservationist Damarys Mortenson announced today that Indiana’s USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is making funding available to help landowners protect and restore key...

Midwest Climate Specialist

Raenah Bailey is the Midwest Climate Specialist for the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape and the Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape....

Staff Spotlight: Michael Spalding

Michael recently returned from a wildland firefighting assignment in California. He originally became certified as a wildland firefighter after completing the basic courses and training...

Gary resident sues Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission over alleged statutory violations

A Gary resident is suing the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission over alleged violations of transparency rules, the eligibility of two of the body's...

Commission Violates Transparency Laws in Little Calumet River Projects

Gary Lee v. Little Calumet River Development Commission...
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Save the Dunes

In 1952, Save the Dunes was founded to protect the remaining untouched dunes of Northwest Indiana.In the early 1900’s, a group of walkers based out...

Company behind planned trash-to fuel plant in Gary reportedly facing bankruptcy

California-based Fulcrum Bioenergy, the company behind controversial plans for a jet fuel making facility in Gary, is facing bankruptcy, according to a report by Bloomberg...
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Green EC

This is a small, newly organized group of residents trying to improve the natural environment of East Chicago. Founded by a group of Student Conservation...

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Urban League Block Clubs

Block Clubs are an important component of the Urban League Movement. It is by organizing and mobilizing the community block-by-block that citizens have a more...

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Northern Lake County Environmental Partnership

NLCEP is a group of university professors from schools in or near the northwest Indiana Region who specialize in a variety of scientific disciplines and...

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Gary Advocates for Responsible Development

GARD is a group of Gary residents organized in 2021 to fight two plastic garbage burning operations who are trying to construct sites in Gary....