Posts by Daniel Zummo

As the US government shutdown enters day 10 with no resolution in sight, it is important to look at the effects that it is having on food safety.  The Association of Public Health Laboratories’[1] food safety director, Shari Shea, noted that during the shutdown there “isn’t going to be anyone working to figure out what food made people sick and get it off the shelves.” … “You can only do so much with a skeleton...

By: Daniel Zummo 1.      Introduction One of the newest instruments used by environmentalists to protect land in the United States is the conservation easement.  Easements have been instrumental in preserving rural and agricultural landscapes, from family farms to working ranches and timberlands. Between 1992 and 1997, more than 11 million acres of rural land in the United States was converted to developed use — an area five times the...

By: Daniel Zummo The objective of this article is to better equip the reader with knowledge of the importance of the right of public participation, and to understand how the absence of public participation affects coastal fishing communities. The idea of individual participation in international environmental lawmaking is premised on the statement in Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration, which reads that “environmental issues are best...

By: Daniel Zummo The seas around the Arctic Ocean are estimated to host at least 20 percent of all the fish in the world’s seas.[1]  Like many land-based species, fish are on the move as they try to adapt to a changing climate.  One place this is happening is the seas surrounding the Arctic Ocean. But precisely how fast, in what direction, and to what effect the fish will migrate from their home territories is unknown. Predicting...