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Rachel Carson’s Quiet and Powerful Leadership

HBR On Leadership

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The Rise of DDT: Commercialization and Environmental Concerns

This chapter explores the origins of DDT as a synthetic insecticide developed during World War II and its subsequent commercialization by large chemical companies. It also addresses the early environmentalist movements that emerged to challenge these practices and protect public health against powerful industrial interests.

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