The Hoosier Environmental Council, founded in 1983, is Indiana’s largest state-wide environmental organization.  Over our more than twenty-five years, we have succeeded in translating our educational efforts into environmental gains, with forest, groundwater and lake protection as part of our legacy.

Despite our gains and those of other environmental organizations in the state, Indiana ranks disturbingly low in many indicators of environmental quality. In fact, according to an assessment by Forbes magazine,  Indiana ranks 49th in the nation in environmental quality.

We believe that Indiana deserves a future where our children can breathe clean air, drink clean water and play in natural, wide, open spaces that are as good or better than what children in other parts of the country have access to. And we intend to make that happen.