Beyond the Office: Connecting with Partners Across the Midwest
CLC staff have been out in the field this spring and summer, visiting partners in northwest Indiana, connecting with Midwest environmental attorneys, and sharing community-centered...
Kim Ferraro Presents at Indiana State Bar Association’s Environmental Law Practicum
Her presentation "Current & Future Trends in Environmental Law: A Community Perspective," examined how environmental law is changing and why community-centered advocacy remains essential as...
Strengthening National Security Through Conservation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is putting Farmers First by advancing conservation and working-land stewardship efforts to protect military mission-critical areas through the Sentinel...
New Tools Help Partners Understand and Protect Southern Indiana Landscapes
CLC’s Dr. Raenah Bailey has completed two related projects that help partners better understand southern Indiana's changing landscapes and make more informed conservation decisions....
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
Conservation Law Center helps George Rogers Clark Land Trust preserve 212-year-old family farm utilizing USDA Agricultural Conservation Easement Program....
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...
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...
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...
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...
