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A Federal LeadersGuide to Climate Change

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This article describes LMIs creation of a new guide for federal leaders as they assume office in the Obama administration in January 2009. We have created A Federal Leaders Guide to Climate Ch... More »

Genocide and the Ethics of Public Management

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I met Ambassador Krueger and his wife and coauthor, Kathleen, at the American Society for Public Administrations (ASPAs) annual conference in Dallas earlier this year.After reading the... More »

A Firestorm Ignited: Pipeline Rupture in Clarke County

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On November 1, 2007, a twelve-inch liquid propane line ruptured in Clarke County, Mississippi. Over the next forty-eight hours, eleven thousand barrels of propane were released ... More »

Show Me the Money: Financial Recovery after Disaster

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The United States is unique in its far-reaching financial assistance programs for disaster-impacted areas. Communities that request and receive presidential disaster declarations are eligible ... More »

An Essential Team: Local Emergency Managers and Legal Counsel

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ManyAmericans dislike lawyers.They are frequently portrayed by the media as grasping, greedy characters, who care little for the effect their activities may have on society. Lawyers actions co... More »