True Green

Gerald Andrews Emison is a Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Mississippi State University.John Charles Morris is a Professor of Public Policy and serves as the Ph.D. Graduate Program Director in the Department of Urban Studies and Public Administration, at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

In this well-conceived volume, Jerry Emison and John Morris gather together scholars and practitioners to explore the challenges of executive leadership of the nation’s premier environmental institution. Their studies reveal lessons from environmental leadership that are broadly applicable to public and private firms confronting complex problems: success requires a willingness to experiment, while embracing consistently-applied simple core principles, including a dedication to the ideals that shape the organization’s mission. This book needs to rest on the desk of every senior executive in the public service.

• Preface Lee M. ThomasIntroduction Chapter 1: Call and Response: The Senior Executive ServiceThomas Kelly Chapter 2: Managing the Conventional Path: Air Quality Planning and ManagementGerald Andrews Emison Chapter 3: The Challenges of Pesticide Regulation: Reconciling Past Decisions While Forging a Better FutureSusan Wayland Chapter 4: Leading at the Intergovernmental Boundary: EPA’s Regional OfficesA. Stanley Meiburg Chapter 5: Transitioning from the Conventional Path: Water Quality and Wetlands/WatershedsRobert Wayland Chapter 6: Protection Without Command-And-Control Systems: The Underground Storage Tanks SystemRonald Brand Chapter 7: Protection in a Non-Regulated World: The Indoor Air ProgramThomas Kelly Chapter 8: Formal systems for Planning and Managing National Environmental ProtectionDavid Ziegele Chapter 9: Lessons for Leadership in Environmental ManagementJohn C. Morris and Gerald Andrews Emison