03526nam 22006014a 450 991081991210332120240416150734.00-674-03809-610.4159/9780674038097(CKB)1000000000786816(SSID)ssj0000198706(PQKBManifestationID)11172334(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000198706(PQKBWorkID)10171552(PQKB)10315358(MiAaPQ)EBC3300315(DE-B1597)457640(OCoLC)1032676535(OCoLC)1049629848(OCoLC)1054865233(OCoLC)979739885(DE-B1597)9780674038097(Au-PeEL)EBL3300315(CaPaEBR)ebr10314328(OCoLC)435535978(EXLCZ)99100000000078681620041004d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMastering Boston Harbor courts, dolphins, and imperiled waters /Charles M. Haar1st ed.Cambridge, Mass. Harvard University Press2005viii, 380 p. ill., mapsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-674-01528-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-361) and index.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 -- IndexThis 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 novel legal and political procedures for governing and restoring the harbor.Marine pollutionLaw and legislationMassachusettsBoston HarborQuincy (Mass.)Trials, litigation, etcMarine pollutionLaw and legislation344.744/7046343Haar Charles M(Charles Monroe),1920-2012.34264MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819912103321Mastering Boston Harbor3980177UNINA