Long Live the Legacy of Rachel Carson (But Not DDT)

If an average person hears the term “DDT,” they’ll likely associate it with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (perhaps not with that level of accuracy on the scientific name), a highly toxic pesticide used commonly in post-World War II America that was made famous by Rachel Carson’s 1962 novel Silent Spring. But half a century ago, pesticide regulations were in […]

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