In 1962, the biologist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, which captured the public’s imagination and led to a shift in the understanding of our relationship with the natural world. Her book ...

Have you seen the Robins? Rachel Carson's mother and the tradition of women naturalists -- Don't harm the people: Ellen Swallow Richards, Dr. Alice Hamilton, and their heirs take on polluting ...

Rachel Carson was a marine biologist who wrote three books about life in the ocean, before a letter, published in The Boston Herald, prompted a change of focus. The ...

pt. I.A legacy of activism and advocacy -- One patriot / Terry Tempest Williams -- Rachel Carson's scientific and ocean legacies / Jane Lubchenco -- Rachel Carson and George J. Wallace : why public ...

—Rachel Carson, Silent Spring (p. 297) The publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring in 1962 is widely regarded as one of the major events that launched the modern environmental movement. Silent ...

YORK, Maine — The York Art Association welcomes spring with its opening exhibit, “Silent Spring,” a show inspired by the season and honoring the legacy of environmentalist and author Rachel Carson.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At the time, pesticides like DDT were seen as offering a glimpse of a better future, one where humans could control nature. DDT in ...