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CLC Hosts Site Visit to Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape with Attendees Joining from Across the Nation

Sentinel landscape coordinators, support organizations, partners, and Federal Coordinating Committee representatives came to southern Indiana in early May to showcase partners’ work and highlight ongoing...
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Connections and Consequences: Talking Conservation with Janet McCabe

On April 8, Conservation Law Center welcomed community members, students, and conservation advocates to the second installment of the 2026 Talking Conservation lecture series at...
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Maurer students draft prescribed burning law, get legal recognition of conservation partnership

Maurer students in the Conservation Law Clinic researched and wrote Senate Resolution 34, to increase awareness of the conservation efforts led by the Southern Indiana...
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What environmental issues are Hoosiers facing this Earth Day?

CLC Executive Director Christian Freitag featured on WFIU Noon Edition show discussing the current state of environmental regulation in the U.S. and Indiana....
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Hoosier Environmental Council Moves to Prevent Sewage Treatment Delays in Hammond

Environmental organization says further delays to the Hammond Sanitary District project threaten the health of Little Calumet River and fail to comply with the Clean...
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The Legal Toolkit for Conservation: Talking Conservation with Alex Sienkiewicz

Conservation Law Center hosted its first public lecture of the 2026 Talking Conservation series on March 4 at Upland Wood Shop in Bloomington, Indiana....
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Student Spotlight: Kathryn Buehler

During her brief yet productive time with CLC, Buehler said she greatly enjoyed working in a nonprofit environment for the first time, as well as...
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Why conservationists hatched plan to protect tiny blue bird in Indiana

Conservation groups are working to save the cerulean warbler, a state-endangered bird whose population has dropped by 70% in 50 years. A three-year project, partially...
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Scientists connecting NWI pollution and health, digging deeper to measure extent 

Scientists gathered at Indiana University Northwest in Gary for a discussion of environmental public health in the region....
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Gary council to vote on go-ahead for soil recycling plant

An industrial firm is seeking to bring a new soil recycling facility to the corner of Clay Street and 15th Avenue in Gary....
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212-year-old Family Farm Preserved

Conservation Law Center helps George Rogers Clark Land Trust preserve 212-year-old family farm utilizing USDA Agricultural Conservation Easement Program....
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Stones put in place to try to halt the erosion of sand along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Ogden Dunes, Indiana, Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Ogden Dunes drops beach revetment plan; opponents cheer access preservation

After a nearly two-year legal fight, Ogden Dunes officials have dropped plans for a stone revetment along the Lake Michigan shoreline. In June 2023, the...
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Ogden Dunes abandons project to place stone erosion barrier in Lake Michigan

The Town of Ogden Dunes has abandoned its plan to build a stone erosion barrier in Lake Michigan after a nearly two-year legal fight with...
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CLC’s Michael Spalding Featured on Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Podcast & Blast with Hal Herring

Southern Indiana Sentinel Landscape coordinator Michael Spalding joined the podcast as one of several Indiana-based conservation leaders to discuss the complex history and ongoing debate...
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People enjoy the beach on the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan, east of ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor steel mill. Credit: Kelly Wilkinson/The Star 2012 File Photo

Hoosiers living near steel mills will have to wait 2 more years for cleaner air

The EPA has delayed stricter pollution standards for steel mills for roughly two years, prompting lawsuits from environmental and community groups concerned about continued exposure...
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Advocates continue pushing back on AES discharges into White River near Martinsville

Hoosier Environmental Council is asking the Morgan County Circuit Court to overturn an administrative law judge’s order they say allows the utility to violate federal...
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Standing Up for Communities in Zoning and Land Use Decisions

CLC works alongside community partners to influence environmental regulations and promote policies that protect health and the environment in the Region....
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7 agencies say why governor’s executive order is bad for Indiana environment

Seven Hoosier nonprofit agencies shared their concerns about Gov. Mike Braun's recent executive order that would lessen environmental regulations of Hoosier businesses and industries. Executive...
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IDEM issues deregulation report under Gov. Braun’s orders. Advocates question need, impact

The state agency charged with protecting Indiana's environment and Hoosiers from industrial pollution completed its first step to “reduce excessive environmental regulation” and fulfill obligations...
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Evaluation of Existing Regulations Pursuant to Executive Order 25-38

Download PDF HERE The Conservation Law Center, the Environmental Law & Policy Center, the Hoosier Environmental Council, Save the Dunes Conservation Fund, Gary Advocates for...

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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...

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