Rachel Carson can be credited for _______.

Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring called attention to the widespread use of pesticides and their harmful effects on the environment. Her work helped inspire the modern environmental movement. She is not credited with writing environmental protection laws or slowing the extinction of hibernating mammals, so the best answer is D: bringing attention to unchecked pesticide use and its environmental harms, and helping launch the modern environmental movement.

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