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Rachel Carson

Who is Today’s Rachel Carson?

February 20, 2020February 19, 2020

Just a few weeks ago, Donald Trump changed the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 by limiting penalties for bird deaths across the country. Now … Read more

Tags chemicals, Elizabeth Kolbert, Elizabeth Rush, environment, Katharine Hayhoe, Kathleen Dean Moore, legislation, Naomi Oreskes, public health, Rachel Carson, Sandra Postel, Sandra Steingraber, scicomm, science communication, Trump

Who is today's Rachel Carson?

December 2, 2019January 16, 2019

Rachel Carson is often seen as the driver of the modern environmental movement. But who stands in her shoes today?

Tags A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold, climate change, conservation, Elizabeth Kolbert, Elizabeth Rush, emma marris, environment, history, indigenous peoples, Katharine Hayhoe, Naomi Oreskes, Rachel Carson, Rob Macfarlane, Robin Wall-Kimmerer, Sandra Postel, sea level rise, Silent Spring, water

Listening to Rachel Carson

December 2, 2019February 27, 2017

A few weeks ago I watched a documentary on PBS about Rachel Carson. Like most people, I’d heard about her and knew she’d written Silent … Read more

Tags birds, DDT, environment, environmental protection agency, herbicides, pesticides, Rachel Carson, science, science communication, Silent Spring, wildlife
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