Water

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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...

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Alliance for the Great Lakes

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural...

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Citizens for a Safe & Clean Lake Superior

Founded by local residents passionate about protecting the lakeshore we call home, CSCLS advocates for Lake Superior’s shoreline and watershed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. We...

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Hoosier Environmental Council

Simply stated, our goal is to make Indiana a better place to live, breathe, work, and play. Our two greatest tools are education and advocacy....

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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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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....

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Friends of Lake Monroe

Freshwater ecosystems are a vital component of life and require both protection and appreciation.Friends of Lake Monroe (FLM) was created in 2016 by Sherry Mitchell-Bruker...

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IU Environmental Resilience Institute

Our mission: To co-create environmental resilience and climate solutions by integrating research, education, and community. How do we co-create environmental resilience at ERI?

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Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Soil and Water Conservation Districts, or SWCDs, are local government units that play a crucial role in managing and directing natural resource management programs. If...

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The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is tackling the dual threats of accelerated climate change and unprecedented biodiversity loss. Science determines where we focus and equity guides how...

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Indiana Department of Natural Resources

The mission of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is to protect, enhance, preserve, and wisely use natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the benefit...

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Natural Resources Conservation Service

Supporting America’s Working Lands As the USDA’s primary private lands conservation agency, we generate, manage, and share the data, technology, and standards that enable partners...

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Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape

IN 2022, CLC was selected by the federal government to oversee the new Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape (SISL) project, one of only ten such designations...

Clean Water Indiana

CLC’s Clean Water Indiana Project seeks to improve Indiana’s water policy and infrastructure. We work to identify and implement solutions vital to all Hoosiers, including...

Andrea Capio

Andrea Capio grew up near the shores of Lake Michigan with a love of the outdoors. After graduating with a Biology and Chemistry degree, she...

Kim Ferraro

Kim E. Ferraro is the Conservation Law Center’s Managing Attorney. Before coming to CLC, Ferraro held that same position with the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC),...

Lakin Cuchetto

Lakin is the Nancy C. Ralston Conservation Attorney and a 2024 graduate of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. A lifelong Midwesterner, Lakin grew...

Kacey Cook

Kacey joins the Conservation Law Center as the inaugural Constance and Terry Marbach Conservation Attorney. For Kacey, growing up in the woods and on the...

Christian Freitag

Christian Freitag joined Conservation Law Center in 2019 as its second Executive Director, replacing CLC’s founder and longtime Director W. William Weeks. For the previous...

Eagle Valley

Protecting the White River from Coal Ash Pollution

Hoosier Environmental Council v. IDEM, AES/Eagle Valley Generating Station...

Water Advocacy Interview with Megan Freveletti, Nancy C. Ralston Graduate Fellow Attorney

Megan graduated from the University of Mississippi with a degree in International Studies and worked in her home state for the Illinois House of Representatives...