Hoosier Environmental Council

Indiana Environmental Group Challenges State Permit Allowing Releases of Coal Ash Waste into the White River

(MARTINSVILLE, IN)- The Hoosier Environmental Council (“HEC”) filed an administrative appeal on Monday with the Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication (“OEA”). The appeal challenges a...

From class actions to classrooms: Ferraro adding teaching experience to resume as public interest attorney

Environmental law attorney Kim Ferraro might have only been half-joking when she claimed that if she had known at the start of her career what...

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...

CLC Urges Federal Government to Hold Coal Companies Responsible for Clean-Up Costs in Future

Peter Murrey and the CLC recently submitted comments on behalf of the Hoosier Environmental Council encouraging stricter oversight of bankrupt coal companies. We urged the...

CLC Represents Hoosier Environmental Council as Friend of the Court in Deer Shooting “Preserve” Case

The Indiana Supreme Court has granted CLC's request for leave to file a friend of the court brief on behalf of the Hoosier Environmental Council....

Litigator of the Year Award Bestowed on CLC Staff Attorney Jeffrey B. Hyman by HEC

CLC Staff Attorney, Jeffrey B. Hyman, has been named the Hoosier Environmental Council (HEC) "Litigator of the Year" for his talents and dedication, especially in...

CAFO Rulemaking

Indiana's Hoosier Environmental Council has asked for CLC's help in advancing their interests in an upcoming rulemaking that will change the way Confined Animal Feeding...