The Conversation

‘Silent Spring’ 60 years on: 4 essential reads on pesticides and the environment

In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that overuse of pesticides was harming the environment and threatening human health. Carson ...
New Scientist

How Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring changed the world in 1962

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 ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

'Silent Spring' 60 years later: 4 essential reads on pesticides and the environment

In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “ Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that overuse of pesticides was harming the environment and threatening human health. Carson ...
Winston-Salem Journal

'Silent Spring' 60 years later: 4 essential reads on pesticides and the environment

In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that overuse of pesticides was harming the environment and threatening human health. Carson ...
Napa Valley Register

'Silent Spring' 60 years later: 4 essential reads on pesticides and the environment

Spraying from either a ground-based vehicle or an airplane is a common method for applying pesticides. Edwin Remsburg/VW Pics via Getty Images In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published ...