Conservation

Collaboration and Conservation: 7 Bloomington-area Breweries Create Limited SentinAle

For seven Bloomington-area breweries, beers and conservation go together like hops and yeast. A new collaborative brew called SentinAle has debuted and its goal is...

Categories: News, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape
Services: Partnerships

The United States Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Pavlock v. Holcomb

On October 31st, the US Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by private landowners in the Pavlock case, declining to consider the legal...

Categories: Blog, Pavlock
Issues: Biodiversity, Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Update – Fall 2022

The team at CLC, along with our partners, have been working hard to successfully launch the SISL program. Our first six months have been packed...

Categories: Blog, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape
Issues: Water
Services: Partnerships

CLC announces Mike Spalding as the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape Program Coordinator

Conservation Law Center is pleased to announce that Michael F. Spalding was recently hired as the Program Coordinator for the Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape. Michael...

Categories: Blog, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape
Issues: Land
Services: Partnerships

Long-time HEC Attorney Kim Ferraro Joining Legal Team at Conservation Law Center

Today, the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) wishes a warm farewell and many thanks to its long-time Senior Attorney, Kim Ferraro, who is leaving HEC after...

Categories: Press Release
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Land, Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy, Legal Education, Nonprofit Support, Partnerships, Policy

Military Program to Help Conserve Swath of Southern Indiana

A new initiative that aims to strengthen Indiana’s military readiness will also help preserve and protect a large swath of southern Indiana around military installations....

Categories: News, Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape
Issues: Land
Services: Partnerships

Intern Update: Lucy Newell

Hi! My name is Lucy Newell, and I am a senior at Indiana University studying Law and Public Policy at the O’Neill School of...

Categories: Blog
Services: Legal Education

Water and Quality of Life in Indiana

In 2016, with support from Nina Mason Pulliam Trust, CLC completed a 45-page report, Water and Quality of Life in Indiana, giving 14 recommendations on...

Categories: Clean Water Indiana, Publication
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy, Policy

Andrea Lutz now speaking out for the Conservation Law Center

A familiar name from a different email address feels out of context. Upon further investigation it is perfectly in context. Andrea Lutz has been my...

Categories: News
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Land, Water

Conservation Law Center announces Andrea Lutz as first Director of Advancement

Conservation Law Center is excited to welcome Andrea Lutz in the newly created position of Director of Advancement. This new role replaces the prior Director...

Categories: Press Release
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Land, Public Trust, Water

The Public Trust Battle Continues

In our landmark case, Gunderson v. Indiana, CLC represented the environmental groups Save the Dunes and Alliance for the Great Lakes through the Trial Court,...

Categories: Blog, Pavlock
Issues: Public Trust, Water
Services: Legal Advocacy

The Great Green Macaw

Macaws are some of the most beautiful birds in the world, and among the most threatened. Great Green Macaws are a particular concern to conservationists...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Biodiversity
Services: Legal Advocacy

Indiana easement signing a historic event

Harrison County agreement marks the first use of the federal agricultural land easement component in Indiana....

Categories: George Rogers Clark, News
Issues: Land
Services: Legal Advocacy

Center Continues to Defend Clean Air, Protect Nearby Residents from Cement Plant

Conservation Law Center and Earthjustice, working in collaboration to represent the Sierra Club, have prevailed in the case of Essroc Cement Corp. v. Clark County...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Environmental Justice
Services: Legal Advocacy

Manufacturing

Mass production in Industry has revolutionised the way that we live and work, but like all good things, it comes at a cost. Water pollution...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

Mining

Mining, whether it is for coal, oil, aluminium, uranium, silver, or gold, is notoriously damaging to the environment. Often when we think of these impacts,...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

Cities

The location of a city is almost always dictated by its proximity to water. Whether it be for agriculture, shipping, or drinking, water is a...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

Agricultural Runoff

According to the EPA 32% of our country’s water is used for agriculture, but all of that water has to go somewhere. Some of the...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

Indiana Environmental Law and Climate Change Adaptation

Climate change is already causing changes now, right here in the state of Indiana. This year’s spring was one of the five wettest in the...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Water
Services: Legal Education

Recycling

Reduce, reuse, and recycle. These three tenets of environmentalism are what we have been taught our whole lives. Unfortunately, Recycling is not the bastion of...

Categories: Blog
Issues: Climate Change

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

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