Permit Advocacy

Standing Up for Communities in Zoning and Land Use Decisions

CLC works alongside community partners to influence environmental regulations and promote policies that protect health and the environment in the Region....

Strengthening Environmental Safeguards Through Permitting

Through targeted permit advocacy, CLC helps ensure industrial operations in Northwest Indiana meet strong legal standards that protect community health and the environment....

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....

Rachel Schwartz

Rachel Schwartz grew up in the Philadelphia area, in the Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed, where the creeks in her neighborhood inspired an early love for the environment....

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...