Let this sink in. The Environmental Protection Agency sets legal limits on over 90 contaminants in drinking water. In their new research, scientists at the nonprofit Silent Spring Institute found that ...

Learn about the impact of pesticides on wildlife and ecosystems, and how proposed bills aim to protect nature and public health.

Nearly a third of people in the U.S. have been exposed to unregulated contaminants in their drinking water that could impact their health, according to a new analysis by scientists at Silent Spring ...

YORK, Maine — The York Art Association welcomes spring with its opening exhibit, “Silent Spring,” a show inspired by the season and honoring the legacy of environmentalist and author Rachel Carson.

Ruthann Rudel is one of many here in southeastern Vermont to have recently moved here. While she continues to maintain her job and a home in Cambridge, Massachusetts (where she and her daughter and ...

No one could blame Rachel Carson for feeling beleaguered. In the fall of 1962 her book, "Silent Spring," unleashed both widespread praise and bitter, sometimes savage criticism. Former Secretary of ...