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Description: |
xxi, 231 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Summary: DDT Wars is the untold inside story of the decade-long scientific, legal, and strategic campaign that culminated in the nation ban of the insecticide DDT in 1972. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Chapter 1. A New England Town Sprays its Elm Trees with DDT -- Chapter 2. Sue the Bastards on Long Island: The Power of an Idea -- Chapter 3. Proceed With Caution, Then Sue the Bastards in Michigan -- Chapter 4. On to Wisconsin, the Dairy State -- Chapter 5. EDF, Barely An Organization, Getting Its Act Together -- Chapter 6. EDF Diversifies Into New Environmental Arenas -- Chapter 7: Time to Go after the Feds -- Chapter 8. Escalating the DDT Issue with More Court Cases -- Chapter 9. Changes in Washington Affect the DDT Battle -- Chapter 10. DDT Goes To Trial, Finally, in Washington, DC -- Chapter 11. Ruckelshaus Decides -- Chapter 12. Encores: Five More Bad Actors Were Dispatched -- Chapter 13. The DDT Wars: Four Great Victories. |