Conservation

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, Community-Centered Conservation, 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, 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, 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, Community-Centered Conservation, 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: Community-Centered Conservation
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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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