Denise Scheberle is a clinical teaching professor at the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado, Denver. She is professor emerita and former Herbert Fisk Johnson Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the recipient of the APSA Distinguished Teaching Award. She is the recipient of several teaching awards, including the American Political Science Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the University of Wisconsin Regent’s Teaching Excellence Award. She is the author of Federalism and Environmental Policy: Trust and the Politics of Implementation.

• Preface 1. Telling Stories: Villains and Heroes in Environmental Policy 2. The Night of the Gas: Union Carbide in Bhopal, India 3. Deep Trouble: The BP Oil Spill 4. Appalachian Coal Country: Explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine 5. The Town That Became a Superfund Site: Asbestos in Libby, Montana 6. Environmental Heroes: Nelson, Ruckelshaus, and Bonds 7. The Rest of Us: Learning How to Be Environmental Heroes

'Industrial Disasters and Environmental Policy is an exceptional book that clearly shows how stories shape our understanding of environmental policy's past, present, and future. This book truly defines the landscape of environmental policy and how we can all become involved.'—Sara Rinfret, University of Montana'Industrial Disasters and Environmental Policy belongs in any environmental policy and law course. The stories keep students engaged, and the emphasis on citizen engagement and empowerment is important and commendable.'—Michelle Pautz, University of Dayton

Denise Scheberle is a clinical teaching professor at the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado, Denver. She is professor emerita and former Herbert Fisk Johnson Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the recipient of the APSA Distinguished Teaching Award. She is the recipient of several teaching awards, including the American Political Science Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the University of Wisconsin Regent’s Teaching Excellence Award. She is the author of Federalism and Environmental Policy: Trust and the Politics of Implementation.

• Preface 1. Telling Stories: Villains and Heroes in Environmental Policy 2. The Night of the Gas: Union Carbide in Bhopal, India 3. Deep Trouble: The BP Oil Spill 4. Appalachian Coal Country: Explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine 5. The Town That Became a Superfund Site: Asbestos in Libby, Montana 6. Environmental Heroes: Nelson, Ruckelshaus, and Bonds 7. The Rest of Us: Learning How to Be Environmental Heroes

'Industrial Disasters and Environmental Policy is an exceptional book that clearly shows how stories shape our understanding of environmental policy's past, present, and future. This book truly defines the landscape of environmental policy and how we can all become involved.'—Sara Rinfret, University of Montana'Industrial Disasters and Environmental Policy belongs in any environmental policy and law course. The stories keep students engaged, and the emphasis on citizen engagement and empowerment is important and commendable.'—Michelle Pautz, University of Dayton

Denise Scheberle is a clinical teaching professor at the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado, Denver. She is professor emerita and former Herbert Fisk Johnson Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and the recipient of the APSA Distinguished Teaching Award. She is the recipient of several teaching awards, including the American Political Science Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the University of Wisconsin Regent’s Teaching Excellence Award. She is the author of Federalism and Environmental Policy: Trust and the Politics of Implementation.

• Preface 1. Telling Stories: Villains and Heroes in Environmental Policy 2. The Night of the Gas: Union Carbide in Bhopal, India 3. Deep Trouble: The BP Oil Spill 4. Appalachian Coal Country: Explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine 5. The Town That Became a Superfund Site: Asbestos in Libby, Montana 6. Environmental Heroes: Nelson, Ruckelshaus, and Bonds 7. The Rest of Us: Learning How to Be Environmental Heroes

'Industrial Disasters and Environmental Policy is an exceptional book that clearly shows how stories shape our understanding of environmental policy's past, present, and future. This book truly defines the landscape of environmental policy and how we can all become involved.'—Sara Rinfret, University of Montana'Industrial Disasters and Environmental Policy belongs in any environmental policy and law course. The stories keep students engaged, and the emphasis on citizen engagement and empowerment is important and commendable.'—Michelle Pautz, University of Dayton