McCauley, Kathy and Barron, Bruce and Coleman, Morton
(2008)
Crossing the Aisle to Cleaner Air: How the Bipartisan "Project 88" Transformed Environmental Policy.
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Abstract
This University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics case study goes behind the scenes to look at the development of Project 88 and how Senators Heinz and Wirth helped to bridge not only the gulf between environmentalists and business but also a divide between eastern and western interests. The success of Project 88’s acid rain proposals is a fascinating story of how a good idea can make its way through the political process to long-term embodiment. The story also contains many other components that should be of interest to students of public policy, such as: •The power of effective bipartisan teamwork; •How good science and technology can undergird real improvement in environmental policy; •How the political dynamics of interest groups can sustain or hinder successful coalition building; and •How personal relationships can shape alliances and policy priorities. At a time when domestic policymaking in America often seems dominated by increasing partisan divisiveness, it may be both heartening and instructive to take a close look at how a long-standing bipartisan friendship helped to produce one of the most widely acknowledge achievements in the history of U.S. environmental policy.
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