Includes bibliographical references (p. {315}-361) and index.

Introduction: troubled waters -- The harbor in the national political campaign: George H.W. Bush's landing -- Under the judicial lens: the Quincy case is launched -- Coping complexities: signing on as a special master -- The setting: the plants, pipes, and pumps of Boston Harbor -- The cast of characters: officials and fish -- Turning the tide: creating a novel trial process -- A dying harbor? The battle of the experts -- Report of the special master: findings of fact -- Report of the special master: remedies and recommendations -- The judge lays down the law: the procedural order for the rehabilitation of the harbor -- Awash with ideas: a new authority for governing the harbor -- Safe harbor: paying for the vision -- Parting the waters: the showdown between court and legislature -- The commons restored: courts and social change -- The call of the bugler: tools and tactics of effective judicial intervention -- Conclusion: the high tide of judicial action -- Postscript: Boston Harbor today.