Using the law to protect our natural resources
We litigate to:
Combat pollution of our air and water
Protect endangered species
Advocate for the public’s right to use and enjoy Indiana’s Lake Michigan beaches
Preserve invaluable wetlands
Oppose development projects that threaten the public interest

Program
Program
Environmental Legal Aid Program
Conservation Law Center Matters & Cases
Status: Active
- Issues: Land
- Services: Partnerships
Status: Active
- Issues: Land
- Services: Partnerships
Status: Active
- Issues: Land
- Services: Partnerships
Status: Closed
- Issues: Land
- Services: Partnerships
Status: Active
- Issues: Land
- Services: Nonprofit Support
Status: Closed
- Issues: Land
- Services: Nonprofit Support
Status: Active
- Issues: Environmental Justice
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Land
- Services: Nonprofit Support
Status: Active
- Issues: Water
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Land
- Services: Nonprofit Support
Status: Active
- Issues: Land
- Services: Nonprofit Support
Status: Active
- Issues: Land
- Services: Partnerships
Status: Active
- Issues: Land
- Services: Nonprofit Support, Partnerships
Status: Closed
- Issues: Water
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Active
- Issues: Public Trust
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Active
- Issues: Climate Change, Environmental Justice
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Active
- Issues: Biodiversity, Land
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Environmental Justice
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Climate Change, Water
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Land, Water
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Biodiversity
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Public Trust
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Land, Public Trust, Water
- Services: Legal Advocacy
Status: Closed
- Issues: Biodiversity
- Services: Nonprofit Support



Drawing a line in the sand: Ogden Dunes, state and federal agencies and preservation group differ
When Ogden Dunes began hardening the shoreline against Lake Michigan’s attacks, Save the Dunes drew a line in the sand. So did the Indiana Department

Indiana Environmental Group Sues the State for Allowing Powerplant to Keep Discharging its Coal Ash Laden Wastewater to the White River
(MARTINSVILLE, IN)– The Hoosier Environmental Council (“HEC”) filed suit last week in Morgan County Court against the Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings (“OALP”) for

New CAFO analysis tells us what we know and fear
A recent International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health report on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the United States highlights a disturbing truth:

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,

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

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

Macaw Recovery Network

Earthjustice

The Natural Resources Defense Council

Northwestern Environmental Advocacy Clinic

Abrams Environmental Law Clinic

Environmental Integrity Project

Brown Faces Green Spaces

Faith in Place

Just Transition NWI

Red-Tail Land Conservancy

Oak Heritage Conservancy
