Mastering Boston Harbor : : Courts, Dolphins, and Imperiled Waters / / Charles Monroe Haar.
This book chronicles how America's most glorious and historically significant harbor was rescued from decades of pollution and neglect by a community of caring citizens who were linked to an environmentally committed judge and his special harbor master. This dynamic public-private team shaped n...
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Place / Publishing House: | Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009] ©2005 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (406 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Map of Boston Harbor
- Introduction: Troubled Waters
- 1. The Harbor in the National Political Campaign: George H.W. Bush’s Landing
- 2. Under the Judicial Lens: The Quincy Case Is Launched
- 3. Coping with Complexities: Signing On as Special Master
- 4. The Setting: The Plants, Pipes, and Pumps of Boston Harbor
- 5. The Cast of Characters: Officials and Fish
- 6. Turning the Tide: Creating a Novel Trial Process
- 7. A Dying Harbor? The Battle of the Experts
- 8. Report of the Special Master: Findings of Fact
- 9. Report of the Special Master: Remedies and Recommendations
- 10. The Judge Lays Down the Law: The Procedural Order for the Rehabilitation of the Harbor
- 11. Awash with Ideas: A New Authority for Governing the Harbor
- 12. Safe Harbor: Paying for the Vision
- 13. Parting of theWaters: The Showdown between Court and Legislature
- 14. The Commons Restored: Courts and Social Change
- 15. The Call of the Bugler: Tools and Tactics of Effective Judicial Intervention
- Conclusion: The High Tide of Judicial Action
- Postscript: Boston Harbor Today
- Timeline of the Quincy Case
- Summary of Recommendations
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index