At a press conference on 29 August 1962, a reporter noted public concern about the use of pesticides and asked Kennedy whether he had directed “the Department of Agriculture or the Public Health Service to take a closer look at this.” He responded, “Yes, I-and I know that they already are-I think particularly, of course, since Miss Carson’s book but they are examining the matter.” On, the PSAC released its report with the President’s clear approval. Kennedy asked the Life Sciences Panel of the President’s Science Advisory Committee (PSAC) to investigate her claims. Disturbed by the excerpts of Silent Spring in the New Yorker, President John F. The US federal government responded quickly to Silent Spring. Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal, 21 September 2007. I was in government at the time, and I remember all over Washington, people were talking about this book. It’s impossible to do justice today to Rachel Carson’s impact.
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