Rachel Carson

The modern environmental protection campaign began in early June 1962 when a piece of anti-chemical symbolic "Spring of Silence" of Rachel Carson was published in "New Yorker". Albert Goa, vice president of 1994 edition, said, "Without this book, the movements of the environment may be delayed or not developed at all." We are exactly claiming the preface of the 25th anniversary edition. "It will lead to environmental legislation at every level of the government." In 1999, the times called one of "hundreds of people" Carson. Seven years ago, an excellent group of Americans chose Silent Spring as the most influential person.

Carson's birthplace and children's house in Springdale, Pennsylvania is now known as Rachel Carson Homestead, a National Historic Register, and is a non-profit Rachel founded in 1975 to manage it Carson Homestead Association. She wrote "Silent Spring" at the home of Colesville, Maryland and was named as a National Historic Building in 1991. In the vicinity of Pittsburgh, a 35.7 mile (57 kilometer) hiking trail known as Rachel Carson Trail was maintained by Rachel Carson Trail Protection Association and dedicated to Carson in 1975. The Pittsburgh Bridge was also renamed Carson by Rachel Carson Bridge. Harrisburg's Pennsylvania State Environmental Protection Bureau's National Office Building was named after her name.

Carson's 100th birthday happened in 2007. Earth's Day (April 22), the courage of the earth: writers, scientists and activists writing life, writing Rachel Carson was released as "100 years of appreciation of the brave life and change of Rachel Carson" as writing It was. "13 articles by environmental writers and scientists are posted.Maryland State Senator Benjamin L. Cardin was planning to file a resolution to celebrate Carson to commemorate her 100th anniversary "Scientific rigor and poetry Resolution of Senator Tom Coburn in Oklahoma State was blocked. "Garbage science and stigma against DDT - cheapest and most effective on the planet Pesticide - finally abandoned," Rachel's sustainable feasts and conferences are held as annual events each year

The ritual auditorium on the third floor of the US Environmental Protection Agency headquarters named after Rachel Carson, William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building. The Rachel Carson Room is near the EPA Management Office and has numerous important announcements including clean air interstate rules. Carson also named Carson in several protected areas. Between 1964 and 1990, 650 acres (263 hectares) of Maryland, Montgomery County, Brookville neighborhood were acquired and protected by the planning committee of the National Capital Park and Rachel Carson Protection Park. In 1969, the coastal Maine National Wildlife Sanctuary became a Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge; its expansion will bring shelter to approximately 9,125 acres (3,693 hectares). In 1985, North Carolina State changed its name to estuary reserve in commemoration of Carthon of Beaufort.