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Silent Spring led to the creation of the EPA.

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Is it true that Silent Spring led to the creation of the EPA?

Yes. Multiple reference and official sources state that Rachel Carson's Silent Spring is credited with sparking the environmental movement that led to the creation of the EPA, with EPA's own history calling the agency the extended shadow of Carson.

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Silent Spring
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Silent Spring. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Spring

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Lentis/Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Development of Environmental Values, 1950-1970
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Lentis/Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Development of Environmental Values, 1950-1970. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Lentis/Rachel_Carson,_Silent_Spring,_and_the_Development_of_Environmental_Values,_1950-1970

LibreTexts: 2.06: Historical Foundations of Environmental Policy
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LibreTexts: 2.06%3A  Historical Foundations of Environmental Policy. (n.d.). bio.libretexts.org. https://bio.libretexts.org/Courses/San_Diego_City_College/BIOL_101-_Environmental_Science/02%3A_Humans_and_the_Environment/2.06%3A__Historical_Foundations_of_Environmental_Policy

On this day: the book that led to the creation of the EPA - About JSTOR
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On this day: the book that led to the creation of the EPA - About JSTOR. (n.d.). about.jstor.org. https://about.jstor.org/blog/on-this-day-the-book-that-led-to-the-creation-of-the-epa/

world-of-earth-science-2003
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world-of-earth-science-2003. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/world-of-earth-science-2003

The Birth of EPA | About EPA | US EPA
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The Birth of EPA | About EPA | US EPA. (n.d.). epa.gov. https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/birth-epa.html

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