Rachel Carson’s ‘Silent Spring’ Was Groundbreaking. It Inspired The Environmental Movement and Earth Day Observances
How one woman writer made a remarkable difference
April 22 is Earth Day, first observed in 1970. News coverage this year focuses on climate change optimism. "There's plenty to feel good about," reports USA Today.
The modern environmental movement was initially inspired by the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, in the early 1960s — an expose of the harm caused by the indiscriminate use of pest…
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