At the time, pesticides like DDT were seen as offering a glimpse of a better future, one where humans could control nature. DDT in particular promised to combat insects that carried diseases or ...
In one of President John F. Kennedy‘s famous interactive press conferences, on Aug. 29, 1962, a reporter asked if he planned to respond to the warnings in Rachel Carson’s seminal book, “A Silent ...
Dear EarthTalk: I understand there is good news about the recovery of bird species like the Peregrine Falcon, Bald Eagle and others owed to the 1972 ban on DDT. Can you explain? — Mildred Eastover, ...
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