The pesticide liability shield is a public health crisis

In 1962, marine biologist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” an environmental science book that examined the excessive spraying of the synthetic pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, and its devastating environmental impacts. History widely credits Carson’s research with kicking off the environmental movement ; by exposing the industry’s pattern of environmental poisoning and deceptive cover-ups, she ignited a global passion for conservation and awareness of widespread corporate wrongdoing. It is a disappointment, therefore, that the fight against agrochemical abuse is still ongoing more than 40 years later, as the industry deploys lobbying power to suppress human rights.

On July 22, the House Appropriations Committee advanced the FY26 Interior-