Banning DDT : how citizen activists in Wisconsin led the way / Bill Berry ; cover design by Anders Hanson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berry, Bill, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

DDT (Insecticide)--Environmental aspects--History--20th century.

DDT (Insecticide).

Environmental protection--Wisconsin--Citizen participation--History--20th century.

Environmental protection.

Environmentalism--United States--History--20th century.

Environmentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, Wisconsin : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On a December day in 1968, DDT went on trial in Madison, Wisconsin.In Banning DDT: How Citizen Activists in Wisconsin Led the Way , Bill Berry details how the citizens, scientists, reporters, and traditional conservationists drew attention to the harmful effects of "the miracle pesticide" DDT, which was being used to control Dutch elm disease.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Foreword by David Yarnold""; ""Preface""; ""Prologue""; ""Chapter 1. “Miraculous Pesticide� Comes to Town""; ""Chapter 2. Dead Robins""; ""Chapter 3. Joseph Hickey Wept""; ""Chapter 4. “Militant� Activists""; ""Chapter 5. Officers and Councilors""; ""Chapter 6. Nature Lady of the Suburbs""; ""Chapter 7. Old Milwaukee""; ""Chapter 8. A Scientist Spreads His Wings""; ""Chapter 9. Falcon Wanderer""; ""Chapter 10. The Great Egg Hunt""; ""Chapter 11. In the Court of Public Opinion""; ""Chapter 12. Swimming in DDT Waters""; ""Chapter 13. Warning: Controversy Ahead""

""Chapter 14. “Sue the Bastards�""""Chapter 15. In the Hearing Rooms""; ""Chapter 16. Environment, Front and Center""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes""; ""Index""; ""About the Author""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

0-87020-645-1

OCLC:

880355642