In 1962, the biologist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring ... especially one known as ‘DDT.’ Notably, Carson’s work also helped launch the modern environmental movement and highlighted ...

Ultimately, this led to a ban of DDT in the United States; many other countries followed suit. Decades later, with malaria on the rise, critics of Rachel Carson charge that she is to blame for ...

Like many activists of the '60s, Rachel Carson fights against the tide of public ... the custodian of a local bird sanctuary destroyed by DDT used in neighboring fields. Over the next four years ...

“The nightmare legacy of DDT continues to rear its ugly head,” said attorney Charlie Tebbutt. “Since Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, the world has known of DDT’s destructive impacts. It is time for the ...

the sight of large scale DDT spraying from an aircraft flying over agricultural lands or a truck in a suburban neighborhood might not have not have been viewed as dangerous. In fact, it probably would ...

A pesticide sprayed on New Brunswick forests more than 55 years ago can still be found in some fish in the province, ...

No one wrote more powerfully about humans’ poisoning the Earth and its consequences than biologist Rachel Carson — with a ...

Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring was a landmark in the development of the modern environmental movement. Her scientific perspective about the effect of pesticides on the natural world sparked ...

Stay up-to-date with the politics team. Sign up for the Teen Vogue Take In 1962, the biologist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which captured the public’s imagination and led to a shift ...

Stay up-to-date with the politics team. Sign up for the Teen Vogue Take In 1962, the biologist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which captured the public’s imagination and led to a shift in the ...