Rachel Carson’s Legacy

Jeremy Lott and Erin Wildermuth—Competitive Enterprise Institute
The Baltimore Sun—Today is the centenary of Rachel Carson’s birth, which has been noted by many environmentalists who cherish her legacy. However, what has been little noted amid the celebrations and commemorations is the dark aspect of that legacy: that Ms. Carson’s views led to the banning of pesticides at a cost of many thousands of lives worldwide. More …