Environment, Energy, and Agriculture

While the cases in this section often consider local matters like land ownership, disaster recovery, or infrastructure development, the decisions made are influenced by or have important implications for issues of global concern. From climate change to sustainable energy, public health to pollution control, the scenarios presented by these cases ask students to explore the intersections of economics, government, science, and management.

  • Classic Case - Savitz and the DOE

    Savitz and the DOE

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    When Joseph Tribble, a political appointee, assumed his position as an Assistant Secretary at the Department of Energy, he soon found himself in conflict with his Deputy Assistant Secretary, Maxine Savitz. A highly respected career civil servant...

  • Teaching Case - Colorado Growth Policy (Sequel)

    Colorado Growth Policy (Sequel)

    $2.45

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    This case examines a five-year effort by Governor Richard Lamm to influence economic and population growth in Colorado. In particular, it focuses on the evolution of a set of ten Human Settlement Policies, created as guidelines for state...

  • Teaching Case - Colorado Growth Policy

    Colorado Growth Policy

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1983

    This case examines a five-year effort by Governor Richard Lamm to influence economic and population growth in Colorado. In particular, it focuses on the evolution of a set of ten Human Settlement Policies, created as guidelines for state...

  • Classic Case - Age Discrimination

    Age Discrimination

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1981

    In this disguised case, Nick Werden, a 59-year-old scientist and former division head at the Kennedy Space Exploration and Research Administration, brings an age discrimination suit against his employers after he loses his bid for a new position...

  • Classic Case - Note on the MBTA

    Note on the MBTA

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1979

    This series of cases on the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority, the mass transit agency serving the Boston metropolitan area, examines the management of an urban service delivery agency. Each case, as well as the series as a whole, is designed...

  • Classic Case - Central Utah Project (Sequel)

    Central Utah Project (Sequel)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1978

    This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP...

  • Teaching Case - Automobile Emissions Control: The Sulfates Problem (B)

    Automobile Emissions Control: The Sulfates Problem (B)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1978

    This two-case set and sequel (HKS Cases 77.0, 78.0, & 78.1) examines EPA Administrator Russell Train's response to automakers' 1975 petition to extend the deadline for compliance with the 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments. Enforcement of the...

  • Teaching Case - Automobile Emissions Control: The Sulfates Problem (A)

    Automobile Emissions Control: The Sulfates Problem (A)

    $3.95

    Publication Date: January 01, 1977

    This two-case set and sequel (HKS Cases 77.0, 78.0, & 78.1) examines EPA Administrator Russell Train's response to automakers' 1975 petition to extend the deadline for compliance with the 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments. Enforcement of the...

  • Classic Case - Central Utah Project (Supplement)

    Central Utah Project (Supplement)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP and...

  • Classic Case - Central Utah Project (B)

    Central Utah Project (B)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP and...

  • Classic Case - Central Utah Project (A)

    Central Utah Project (A)

    Free

    Publication Date: January 01, 1976

    This case examines Interior Secretary Rogers Morton's decision to continue construction of the Bonneville unit of the Central Utah Project (CUP), a $2.1 billion multi-purpose water resource project. Part A outlines the background of the CUP and...

  • Teaching Case - High Mountain Sheep Dam (Sequel)

    High Mountain Sheep Dam (Sequel)

    $2.45

    Publication Date: January 01, 1975

    This case examines the decision facing the Federal Power Commission (FPC) of whether to license hydroelectric development of Idaho's Snake River. After providing background on the area's wilderness value and on the FPC, it describes a series of...