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2026-05-30 12:50 UTC
@maxplanckgesellschaft@wisskomm.social Late last year I started re-reading Silent Spring, about 30-35 years after I first read it.
It holds up well. Prescient observations about synthetic chemicals, and of course her influence on the banning of DDT and resurgence of some wildlife. (There are four Bald Eagle nests near me, and at least one in every county in New York State. I recently wrote an article about Osprey, which are commonplace here.)
But I put the book aside about 1/3 in.
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@Karen5Lund@mastodon.social 2026-05-30 12:54
@maxplanckgesellschaft@wisskomm.social As much as it's good to reminisce about how Silent Spring helped bring about change, it is disheartening to see how little we've really learned. PFAS and plastics are the new environmental threats. The 47th administration is attempting to dismantle the Endangered Species Act and other laws safeguarding the environment (for humans and all species, not only those on the Endangered list). Anyway, seeing this post inspires me to pick up Carson's book again. 2/2