103K views · 2.1K reactions | With "Silent Spring," Rachel Carson offered a warning about the long-term dangers of pesticides and unleashed an extraordinary national debate. RACHEL CARSON returns to PBS on May 28 at 8/7c. | American Experience | PBS | Facebook

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Born in Pennsylvania in 1907, Rachel Carson forever changed the way we think about our impact on the environment. Her 1962 book, Silent Spring, showed the link between DDT and declining populations of large predator bords like ospreys, peregrine falcons and bald eagles. Learn more from Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection: https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/EnvironmentalEducation/PAFalcon/Pages/rachelcarsonconnection.aspx #WomensHistoryMonth | Chesapeake Bay Program