CLC Submits Comments Urging Fish and Wildlife Service to Strengthen Regulation of Private Oil and Gas Operations on National Wildlife Refuges

Peter Murrey and Clinic interns submitted comments on behalf of the American Bird Conservancy to the Fish and Wildlife Service urging the agency to strengthen proposed rules governing private oil and gas drilling in these sensitive areas.

Threatened and Endangered, Conservation, WildlifeCLC AdminFebruary 11, 2016Refuges, Habitat protection, Oil and Gas, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Refuge System, American Bird Conservancy, Client WorkComment

CLC awarded Friends of the White River annual award

Director Bill Weeks spoke at Friends of the White River annual meeting this February. CLC has been assisting FOTWR in negotiations with the DNR about tree removal on the White River levee.

At the event, President Dan Valleskey presented the organization's annual award to CLC. The hand-made carved paddle represents FOTWR's gratitude for CLC's legal council.

Freshwater Ecosystems, Threatened and Endangered, Water, ConservationCLC AdminFebruary 11, 2016Friends of the White River, Client Work, IndianaComment

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. The State's authority to regulate or prohibit "high fence" deer shooting operations is at stake because the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled that the State Department of Natural Resources has no authority in the matter.

Indiana Organizations, Indiana Laws, Threatened and Endangered, Endangered SpeciesCLC AdminMarch 6, 2015Hoosier Environmental Council, State Department of Natural ResourcesComment

CLC Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Beech Ridge Energy’s Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and the Service’s associated Draft Environmental Impact Statement

The CLC recently submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Beech Ridge Energy's Draft Habitat Conservation Plan and the Service’s associated Draft Environmental Impact Statement. BRE's 66-turbine wind facility in West Virginia currently operates under a court-ordered restricted schedule.

Endangered Species, Threatened and EndangeredCLC AdminOctober 23, 2012U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Beech Ridge Energy, Habitat Conservation, Indiana Bat, Virginia Big-Eared Bat, NEPA Comment

CLC Comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Buckeye Wind LLC's application for an Incidental Take Permit

The CLC submitted comments to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Buckeye Wind LLC's application for an Incidental Take Permit for the federally endangered Indiana Bat. Buckeye Wind proposes to build a 100-turbine wind facility in Champaign County, OH, in an area that overlaps with the migration path of Indiana bats and their habitat.

Endangered Species, Threatened and EndangeredCLC AdminSeptember 26, 2012U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Buckeye Wind LLC, Habitat Conservation, ESA, NEPA, Indiana BatComment

CLC Amicus Brief Filed in the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Florida Panther Case

The CLC recently submitted an amicus curiae brief for the consideration of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Conservancy of Southwest Florida v. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The case involves the petition of a group of environmental organizations requesting the USFWS to designate critical habitat for the federally endangered Florida panther.

Endangered Species, Threatened and EndangeredCLC AdminJuly 11, 2012U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Sierra Club, Endangered Species Act, Administrative Procedure Act, Florida PantherComment

Ensuring Responsible and Environmentally Sensitive Development of Renewable Energy

Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar are critical components of our national strategy to fend off climate change, reduce pollution, and promote energy independence.

Endangered Species, Threatened and EndangeredCLC AdminMarch 21, 2010Renewable Energy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Indiana BatComment

Animal Migration Seminar

CLC attorneys and Clinic interns are participating in the second semester of a year-long series of interdisciplinary seminars on protecting animal migrations, an effort initiated by the environmental program of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Indiana University, Threatened and EndangeredCLC AdminMarch 21, 2010SPEA, Migratory Species, Smithsonian Migratory Bird CenterComment

Animal Migration Seminar and Publication

The CLC attorneys and Clinic interns will be participating in the second semester of a year-long series of interdisciplinary seminars on protecting animal migrations, an effort initiated by the environmental program of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and the School of Public and Environmental Affairs.

Indiana University, Endangered Species, Threatened and EndangeredCLC AdminJanuary 11, 2010Migratory Species, Smithsonian Migratory Bird CenterComment

Animal Migration Seminar and Publication

The CLC attorneys and Clinic interns participated in the second in a series of interdisciplinary seminars on protecting animal migrations, an effort initiated by the environmental program of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law.

Indiana University, Threatened and EndangeredCLC AdminNovember 10, 2009Migratory Species, Jeffrey Hyman, Robert Fischman Comment