Protecting Hoosier Waters: What’s New and What’s Next in Law, Science and Public Policy

CLE: TBD HOURS (PENDING APPROVAL)

Location: Wynne Courtroom and Atrium, Inlow Hall, 530 W. New York Street, Indianapolis
Contact: Amy Carlile at [email protected] or 317-278-7541

Talks will cover:
• How climate change is impacting Indiana’s Water Resources and People
• A brief history of the Clean Water Act, changes during the Trump Administration, and focus on the Waters of the US and recent court decisions
• Water Infrastructure and Resource Planning: Economics, Policy and Legal Issues
• Restoration of the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Ship Canal; the Law and Policy of Valuing Natural Resource Damages
• Resilience to Flooding and Fluvial Erosion in a Changing Climate: Legal and Data Tools
• Current Challenges to Indiana’s Water Quality and How They Affect Legal Practice
• What Lawyers Should Know about Water and Emerging Contaminants

• This is a free event, but registration is required.