the book silent spring had a major impact on the creation of the animal welfare institute agency.
the book silent spring had a major impact on the creation of the animal welfare institute agency.
the book silent spring had a major impact on the creation of which agency?
animal welfare institute
the creation of the environmental protection agency by the nixon administration in 1970 addressed another concern that carson had written about. until then, the usda was responsible both for regulating pesticides and promoting the concerns of the agriculture industry; carson saw this as a conflict of interest, since the agency was not responsible for effects on wildlife or other environmental concerns beyond farm policy. fifteen years after its creation, one journalist described the epa as "the extended shadow of "silent spring"". much of the agency's early work, such as enforcement of the 1972 federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act, was directly related to carson's work. contrary to the position of the pesticide industry, the ddt phase-out action taken by the epa (led by william ruckelshaus) implied that there was no way to adequately regulate ddt use. ruckelshaus' conclusion was that ddt could not be used safely. history professor gary kroll wrote, "rachel carson's "silent spring" played a large role in articulating ecology as a 'subversive subject'as a perspective that cuts against the grain of materialism, scientism, and the technologically engineered control of nature."
silent spring
bullet::::- "new york times" book review september 23, 1962









































bullet::::- graham, frank jr.; since "silent spring": rebuttal to the attack by chemical-agribusiness companies; "audubon magazine"









































bullet::::- doyle, jack “power in the pen”: "silent spring": 1962 (publishing, politics, ecology) pophistorydig.com









































bullet::::- natural resources defense council (nrdc): the story of "silent spring" – nrdc









































bullet::::- photos of the first edition of "silent spring"









































bullet::::- "silent spring", a visual history curated by the michigan state university museum









































bullet::::- rachel carson's "silent spring" turns 50 – elizabeth grossman – "the atlantic"
silent spring