Activists sued the EPA to stop the use of DDT in this country, and after months of review, a judge appointed by the agency concluded that the chemical was not carcinogenic to humans and posed ...

While the county won that case, public pressure led it in August to voluntarily end DDT use. It was only the start. “EDF was Carol's idea,” her husband said. ”She conceived the idea in ...

She decided to write about it and let people know. DDT came into common use around 1939 (though invented in 1874), especially for insect control for the army during World War II. Two of Carson's ...