Climate Change

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Regulatory Takings Claims and Coastal Management of Sea Level Rise: Remembering Governments are More Than Regulators, Marine Resources (2012)

The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the roles government can take...

 

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Cape Wind Proposal Faces a Renewed Political Storm, New York Times (2010)

"It's not surprising that during a time of economic strife that the political game is...

 

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Following 2010’s Devastating Northeast Floods, New Report Says Global Warming to Bring More Extreme Weather, Environment Massachusetts (2010)

In releasing the report, Environment Massachusetts was joined by Chad McGuire, Professor in the Department...

 

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Local Growers Not Fooled by Warm April Weather, The Standard Times (2010)

UMass Dartmouth professor Chad McGuire cautions against attributing the warm weather to climate change. "When...

 

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Local scientists hope for winds of change in climate conference, The Standard Times (2009)

Chad McGuire, an environmental lawyer who teaches public policy at UMass Dartmouth, agreed that developing...

 

Ecosystem Management

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Regulatory Takings Claims and Coastal Management of Sea Level Rise: Remembering Governments are More Than Regulators, Marine Resources (2012)

The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the roles government can take...

 

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Systems Thinking Applied to U.S. Federal Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Natural Resources & Environment (2012)

The goal of this article is to provide the reader with a kind of historical...

 

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A Review of Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (with Jonathon N. Feinberg), Marine Resources (2011)

The purpose of this article is to review Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery...

 

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Who Owns the Fish? Moving from the Commons to Federal Ownership of Our National Fisheries (with John B. Walden), Marine Resources (2011)

The purpose of this article is to explore a premise that fishery management at the...

 

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Some Back-Ended Legal and Political Issues in United States Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Journal of Politics and Law (2010)

In response to over-exploitation and ecosystem degradation, United States federal fisheries policy is shifting from...

 

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Sustainable Approaches to Managing Small-Scale Ecosystems: A Case Study of Vernal Pool Protection in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America, Journal of Sustainable Development (2010)

This paper reviews the current management scheme used by Massachusetts to protect vernal pools, which...

 

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A Case Study of Carbon Sequestration Potential of Land Use Policies Favoring Re-growth and Long-term Protection of Temperate Forests, Journal of Sustainable Development (2010)

There is a traditional view suggesting forests remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (Pregitzer &...

 

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Rights-Based Fisheries and Ecosystem-Based Management: Maybe Scientists and Fishermen Know the Way? (with Bradley P. Harris), Marine Resources (2008)

The authors recently attended an International Symposium on current developments in Fisheries Ecology hosted by...

 

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Ecosystem-Based Management and Traditional Property Rights: Some Legal and Policy Issues for Consideration, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems (2008)

Ecosystem-based management has become a recurring theme in the pursuit of sustainable practices, especially considering...

 

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Operational Issues in U.S. Fisheries Management: What are some of the Major Scientific, Political, and Legal Hurdles to Implementing Ecosystem-Based Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Marine Resources (2008)

The purpose of this article is to identify a number of issues regarding U.S. fisheries...

 

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Ecosystem-Based Management of Terrestrial and Coastal Water Resources: Can Rapanos Teach Us Anything About the Future of Integrated Water Management, Water Quality and Wetlands (2007)

The purpose of this article is to describe aspects of the Rapanos decision, focusing on...

 

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Judicial Approaches to Dealing With Constitutional Limitations Surrounding Ecosystem-Based Management: Can Rapanos Offer Guidance by, ExpressO (2007)

Ecosystem-based management is becoming a more prevalent in federal legislative and executive mandates. Still, there...

 

Education

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An Analysis of Student Self-Assessment of Online, Blended, and Face-to-Face Learning Environments: Implications for Sustainable Education Delivery (with Sidney R. Castle), International Education Studies (2010)

Online delivery has the potential to offer significant benefits in achieving multiple goals related to...

 

Environmental Law

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Regulatory Takings Claims and Coastal Management of Sea Level Rise: Remembering Governments are More Than Regulators, Marine Resources (2012)

The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the roles government can take...

 

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Systems Thinking Applied to U.S. Federal Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Natural Resources & Environment (2012)

The goal of this article is to provide the reader with a kind of historical...

 

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A Review of Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (with Jonathon N. Feinberg), Marine Resources (2011)

The purpose of this article is to review Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery...

 

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Who Owns the Fish? Moving from the Commons to Federal Ownership of Our National Fisheries (with John B. Walden), Marine Resources (2011)

The purpose of this article is to explore a premise that fishery management at the...

 

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Marine Mammals and International Trade: Balancing Social Conscience with Trade Obligations – A Summary and Update on the World Trade Organization Seal Products Dispute, International Environmental Law (2011)

The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the current debate surrounding...

 

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Some Back-Ended Legal and Political Issues in United States Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Journal of Politics and Law (2010)

In response to over-exploitation and ecosystem degradation, United States federal fisheries policy is shifting from...

 

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Climate Adaptation and the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution: How do adaptation strategies impact regulatory takings claims?, Conference Proceedings, The Coastal Society 22nd International Costal Conference: Shifting Shorlines, Adapting to the Future (2010)

As the impacts and potential of climate change are realized at the governance level, states...

 

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Sustainable Approaches to Managing Small-Scale Ecosystems: A Case Study of Vernal Pool Protection in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America, Journal of Sustainable Development (2010)

This paper reviews the current management scheme used by Massachusetts to protect vernal pools, which...

 

Link

Local Growers Not Fooled by Warm April Weather, The Standard Times (2010)

UMass Dartmouth professor Chad McGuire cautions against attributing the warm weather to climate change. "When...

 

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Digging Up The Past, The Standard Times (2009)

Prior to World War II, there was a general belief that the environment was "an...

 

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Local scientists hope for winds of change in climate conference, The Standard Times (2009)

Chad McGuire, an environmental lawyer who teaches public policy at UMass Dartmouth, agreed that developing...

 

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Ecosystem-Based Management and Traditional Property Rights: Some Legal and Policy Issues for Consideration, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, and Ecosystems (2008)

Ecosystem-based management has become a recurring theme in the pursuit of sustainable practices, especially considering...

 

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Judicial Approaches to Dealing With Constitutional Limitations Surrounding Ecosystem-Based Management: Can Rapanos Offer Guidance by, ExpressO (2007)

Ecosystem-based management is becoming a more prevalent in federal legislative and executive mandates. Still, there...

 

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Remediating Contaminated Sediments Under California’s Regulatory Regime: Are (2003)

California has a legislative mandate to remedy contaminated sediments under state statutory guidelines contained in...

 

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Major Terrestrial Causes of Marine Coastal Pollution: A Critique of Current Regulation and the Suggestion of an Alternative Approach to Regulation, Vermont Law School: George Perkins Marsh Fellow in Environmental Law (2002)

The purpose of this article is to identify agricultural operations as the major source of...

 

Environmental Policy

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Public policy frameworks in environmental settings: an argument for new policy frameworks to support new policy directions, Environmental Management and Sustainable Development (2012)

Environmental policy is about solving problems, not creating them. Policy frameworks are meant to be...

 

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Systems Thinking Applied to U.S. Federal Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Natural Resources & Environment (2012)

The goal of this article is to provide the reader with a kind of historical...

 

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A Framework for Analyzing Information Flows in Public Policy Decision-making: A Move Towards Building Sustainable Policy Instruments, Journal of Politics and Law (2011)

The purpose of this paper is to explain a framework that focuses on information flows...

 

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A Review of Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (with Jonathon N. Feinberg), Marine Resources (2011)

The purpose of this article is to review Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery...

 

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Who Owns the Fish? Moving from the Commons to Federal Ownership of Our National Fisheries (with John B. Walden), Marine Resources (2011)

The purpose of this article is to explore a premise that fishery management at the...

 

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Marine Mammals and International Trade: Balancing Social Conscience with Trade Obligations – A Summary and Update on the World Trade Organization Seal Products Dispute, International Environmental Law (2011)

The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the current debate surrounding...

 

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The Nonexistence of Sustainability in International Maritime Shipping: Issues For Consideration (with Helen Perivier), Journal of Sustainable Development (2011)

There is an ongoing practice in the international shipping community that impacts fundamental notions of...

 

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Cape Wind Proposal Faces a Renewed Political Storm, New York Times (2010)

"It's not surprising that during a time of economic strife that the political game is...

 

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Following 2010’s Devastating Northeast Floods, New Report Says Global Warming to Bring More Extreme Weather, Environment Massachusetts (2010)

In releasing the report, Environment Massachusetts was joined by Chad McGuire, Professor in the Department...

 

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Some Back-Ended Legal and Political Issues in United States Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Journal of Politics and Law (2010)

In response to over-exploitation and ecosystem degradation, United States federal fisheries policy is shifting from...

 

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Climate Adaptation and the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution: How do adaptation strategies impact regulatory takings claims?, Conference Proceedings, The Coastal Society 22nd International Costal Conference: Shifting Shorlines, Adapting to the Future (2010)

As the impacts and potential of climate change are realized at the governance level, states...

 

PDF

Sustainable Approaches to Managing Small-Scale Ecosystems: A Case Study of Vernal Pool Protection in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America, Journal of Sustainable Development (2010)

This paper reviews the current management scheme used by Massachusetts to protect vernal pools, which...

 

PDF

A Case Study of Carbon Sequestration Potential of Land Use Policies Favoring Re-growth and Long-term Protection of Temperate Forests, Journal of Sustainable Development (2010)

There is a traditional view suggesting forests remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere (Pregitzer &...

 

Link

Digging Up The Past, The Standard Times (2009)

Prior to World War II, there was a general belief that the environment was "an...

 

Link

Local scientists hope for winds of change in climate conference, The Standard Times (2009)

Chad McGuire, an environmental lawyer who teaches public policy at UMass Dartmouth, agreed that developing...

 

Ocean Law and Policy

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Systems Thinking Applied to U.S. Federal Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Natural Resources & Environment (2012)

The goal of this article is to provide the reader with a kind of historical...

 

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A Review of Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (with Jonathon N. Feinberg), Marine Resources (2011)

The purpose of this article is to review Amendment 16 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery...

 

PDF

Who Owns the Fish? Moving from the Commons to Federal Ownership of Our National Fisheries (with John B. Walden), Marine Resources (2011)

The purpose of this article is to explore a premise that fishery management at the...

 

Link

Marine Mammals and International Trade: Balancing Social Conscience with Trade Obligations – A Summary and Update on the World Trade Organization Seal Products Dispute, International Environmental Law (2011)

The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the current debate surrounding...

 

PDF

The Nonexistence of Sustainability in International Maritime Shipping: Issues For Consideration (with Helen Perivier), Journal of Sustainable Development (2011)

There is an ongoing practice in the international shipping community that impacts fundamental notions of...

 

Link

Cape Wind Proposal Faces a Renewed Political Storm, New York Times (2010)

"It's not surprising that during a time of economic strife that the political game is...

 

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Some Back-Ended Legal and Political Issues in United States Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Journal of Politics and Law (2010)

In response to over-exploitation and ecosystem degradation, United States federal fisheries policy is shifting from...

 

PDF

Climate Adaptation and the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution: How do adaptation strategies impact regulatory takings claims?, Conference Proceedings, The Coastal Society 22nd International Costal Conference: Shifting Shorlines, Adapting to the Future (2010)

As the impacts and potential of climate change are realized at the governance level, states...

 

Link

Rights-Based Fisheries and Ecosystem-Based Management: Maybe Scientists and Fishermen Know the Way? (with Bradley P. Harris), Marine Resources (2008)

The authors recently attended an International Symposium on current developments in Fisheries Ecology hosted by...

 

Link

Operational Issues in U.S. Fisheries Management: What are some of the Major Scientific, Political, and Legal Hurdles to Implementing Ecosystem-Based Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Marine Resources (2008)

The purpose of this article is to identify a number of issues regarding U.S. fisheries...

 

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Major Terrestrial Causes of Marine Coastal Pollution: A Critique of Current Regulation and the Suggestion of an Alternative Approach to Regulation, Vermont Law School: George Perkins Marsh Fellow in Environmental Law (2002)

The purpose of this article is to identify agricultural operations as the major source of...

 

Water Law

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Sustainable Approaches to Managing Small-Scale Ecosystems: A Case Study of Vernal Pool Protection in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States of America, Journal of Sustainable Development (2010)

This paper reviews the current management scheme used by Massachusetts to protect vernal pools, which...

 

Link

Ecosystem-Based Management of Terrestrial and Coastal Water Resources: Can Rapanos Teach Us Anything About the Future of Integrated Water Management, Water Quality and Wetlands (2007)

The purpose of this article is to describe aspects of the Rapanos decision, focusing on...

 

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Judicial Approaches to Dealing With Constitutional Limitations Surrounding Ecosystem-Based Management: Can Rapanos Offer Guidance by, ExpressO (2007)

Ecosystem-based management is becoming a more prevalent in federal legislative and executive mandates. Still, there...

 

PDF

Remediating Contaminated Sediments Under California’s Regulatory Regime: Are (2003)

California has a legislative mandate to remedy contaminated sediments under state statutory guidelines contained in...

 

PDF

Major Terrestrial Causes of Marine Coastal Pollution: A Critique of Current Regulation and the Suggestion of an Alternative Approach to Regulation, Vermont Law School: George Perkins Marsh Fellow in Environmental Law (2002)

The purpose of this article is to identify agricultural operations as the major source of...

 

Sustainability

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Regulatory Takings Claims and Coastal Management of Sea Level Rise: Remembering Governments are More Than Regulators, Marine Resources (2012)

The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the roles government can take...

 

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A Framework for Analyzing Information Flows in Public Policy Decision-making: A Move Towards Building Sustainable Policy Instruments, Journal of Politics and Law (2011)

The purpose of this paper is to explain a framework that focuses on information flows...

 

International Law

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Marine Mammals and International Trade: Balancing Social Conscience with Trade Obligations – A Summary and Update on the World Trade Organization Seal Products Dispute, International Environmental Law (2011)

The purpose of this article is to provide a summary of the current debate surrounding...

 

Coastal Management

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Regulatory Takings Claims and Coastal Management of Sea Level Rise: Remembering Governments are More Than Regulators, Marine Resources (2012)

The purpose of this article is to highlight some of the roles government can take...

 

Fisheries

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Systems Thinking Applied to U.S. Federal Fisheries Management (with Bradley P. Harris), Natural Resources & Environment (2012)

The goal of this article is to provide the reader with a kind of historical...