Delaney

Regulatory decisions from the FDA are often based on legal requirements like the Delaney Clause, which requires the agency to ban additives that cause cancer in animals or humans, said Jessica Steier, a public health expert at Unbiased Science.

Although a fragmented landscape isn’t ideal, even small pockets of space can help preserve biodiversity, said Kathleen Semple Delaney, a wildlife ecologist at the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

“People don’t think of little hills as a conservation area, that they might not be important,” Delaney said.

John McDonald, 51, from Bloxwich, Walsall, who has also been charged with assault by beating, Johnny McDonald, 22, of Dudley, and Brett Delaney, 34, from Darlaston, Walsall, appeared at North Staffordshire Justice Centre on Monday.

John McDonald, 51, of Bloxwich, Johnny McDonald, 22, of Dudley and Brett Delaney, 34, of Darlaston, Walsall, were charged and were due to appear at the North Staffordshire Justice Centre later.