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Freitag Represents the Center at Public Affairs Governance Workshop in China

This past June, I accepted an invitation from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and Ocean University of China to...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Land, Water
Services: Nonprofit Support, Policy

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

Water Quality Day

On August 25, Hoosiers will gather in Indianapolis, Bloomington, and Monroe County to celebrate Water Quality Day. As part of National Water Quality Month, Water...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Water
Services: Policy

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

A Letter to the Editor: We all need clean, abundant water

August is Water Quality Month (#WQM17). What’s on tap? A reminder to celebrate Indiana’s bounty of rivers, lakes and streams. They support a billion-dollar recreational...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Water
Services: Policy

Advocacy group seeks protection of Indiana’s water resources

Carol Kugler, a reporter for The Herald-Times in Bloomington, IN, attended CLC's recent presentation at Green Drinks Bloomington.

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Categories: News
Issues: Water
Services: Legal Advocacy, Policy

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

The Flow of the Conservation River

Conservation is an objective, not itself a science. And it is a human objective, at that. But the definition and achievement of the objective requires...

Categories: Publication
Issues: Water
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

CLC Submitted Comments on Proposed Stream Protection Rule

On October 26, the CLC submitted comments on the Office of Surface Mining’s proposed Stream Protection Rule on behalf of the Hoosier Environmental Council....

Categories: Blog
Issues: Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

CLC Challenges Indiana DNR’s Authorization to Destroy Mature Hardwood Forest and Habitat Along the White River Levee

On behalf of Friends of the White River, CLC has challenged the Indiana Department of Natural Resources’ decision to authorize the permanent destruction of more...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Land, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

CLC Working for Friends of the White River to Protect River Corridor

The Conservation Law Center is representing Friends of the White River in contesting a plan to strip vegetation in the White River corridor from Broad...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Water
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 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

CLC Proposes Updates to Indiana Water Management Policies

In response to the recommendation of the Indiana Sustainable Natural Resources Task Force, and in collaboration with members of the Indiana General Assembly, the CLC...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Water
Services: Policy

Victory: CLC wins at Indiana Supreme Court for the right for environmental orgs to represent their members in litigation

Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation v. Save the Valley, Inc....

Categories: Save the Valley
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Community-Centered Conservation, Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

CLC Prevails in IKEC v Citizens Groups; IKEC Appeals

The Conservation Law Center is representing three Indiana environmental groups in litigation filed by the Indiana-Kentucky Electric Corporation (IKEC), the operators of the Clifty Creek...

Categories: Blog, Save the Valley
Issues: Climate Change, Land, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

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Freitag Represents the Center at Public Affairs Governance Workshop in China

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

Water Quality Day

Landmark Public Trust Case a Major Win for Hoosiers

A Letter to the Editor: We all need clean, abundant water

Advocacy group seeks protection of Indiana’s water resources

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

The Flow of the Conservation River

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

CLC Submitted Comments on Proposed Stream Protection Rule

CLC Challenges Indiana DNR’s Authorization to Destroy Mature Hardwood Forest and Habitat Along the White River Levee

CLC Working for Friends of the White River to Protect River Corridor

Good News on the Lake Michigan Shore

CLC Defending Public Rights to Lake Michigan Shore

CLC Proposes Updates to Indiana Water Management Policies

Victory: CLC wins at Indiana Supreme Court for the right for environmental orgs to represent their members in litigation

CLC Prevails in IKEC v Citizens Groups; IKEC Appeals

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