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