Rachel Carson publishes 'Silent Spring,' and California caps
greenhouse gas emissions. Thu, Sep 27 2012 at 6:00 AM Sept. 27,
1962: Rachel Carson (at right), a U.S. government biologist,
publishes "Silent Spring ." The groundbreaking environmental
book prompts a furious backlash from the chemical industry, but
Carson’s reporting on the damage to bird populations from the
pesticide DDT eventually leads to a ban on the use of the
chemical. Sept. 27, 2006: California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
signs a law capping greenhouse gas emissions, becoming the first
U.S. governor to do so. Sept. 27, 2009: Ken Burns, the renowned
producer of American history documentaries, debuts "The National
Parks: America’s Best Idea " on PBS. The six-part series
chronicles the struggles to create Yellowstone, Yosemite, and
the other iconic U.S. preserves, as well as the visionaries who
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