When Silent Spring was published in 1962, author Rachel Carson was subjected to vicious personal assaults that had nothing do with the science or the merits of pesticide use. Those attacks find a troubling parallel today in the campaigns against climate scientists who point to evidence of a rapidly warming world.

Biographical information including information about the writing of Silent spring, and links relating to pesticides

This 2012 peer-reviewed virtual exhibition presents the global reception and impact of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring as well as the book’s legacy in popular culture, music, literature, and the arts. By Mark Stoll, professor of environmental history at Texas Tech University.

Archives of Woman's Political Communication. Contains information on Rachel Carson as well as some of her speeches.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviewed the decision to ban DDT as a pesticide in the U.S. and wrote a report for Congress in 1975. Excerpt from DDT, A Review of Scientific and Economic Aspects of the Decision To Ban Its Use as a Pesticide, prepared for the Committee on Appropriations of the U.S. House of Representatives by EPA, July 1975, EPA-540/1-75-022.

Several Legislative Acts relating to Rachel Carson.

Information about the famous environmentalist and additional resources.

A digital copy of the "Use of Pesticides" report, prepared by the president's Science Advisory Committee in 1963, and commissioned by President John F. Kennedy to explore Rachel Carson's claims in Silent Spring.

EPA Journal - November/December 1978

NOAA 200th Top Tens: HIstory Makers: Rachel Carson: Defender of the Environment. Pioneering Scientist and Environmentalist.

April 2012 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of Rachel Carson's groundbreaking book, Silent Spring. By publishing it, Carson has been credited with launching the contemporary environmental movement and awakening the concern of Americans for the environment.

Preserves marshland along the coast of Maine. Information about Rachel Carson includes a video and excerpts from her writings

How a courageous woman took on the chemical industry and raised important questions about humankind's impact on nature.

Information on Rachel Carson's role in the changing of chemical usage and guidelines.

Devoted to the life and legacy of Rachel Carson.

PBS special: Rachel Carson is an intimate portrait of the woman whose groundbreaking books revolutionized our relationship to the natural world

The Rachel Carson Council, founded in 1965, is the national environmental organization envisioned by Rachel Carson to carry on her work after her death. We promote Carson’s ecological ethic that combines scientific concern for the environment and human health with a sense of wonder and reverence for all forms of life in order to build a more sustainable, just, and peaceful future.

Works to preserve the National Register historic site in Springdale, PA. Includes resource links, biography, and visitor information.

RCLA is dedicated to developing educational information and intergenerational initiatives for public participation that reflect Rachel Carson’s ecological legacy and her courageous life in conjunction with the house where she wrote Silent Spring.

Dedicated to identifying the links between the environment and women's health, especially breast cancer.