US Fish and Wildlife Service Historic News Releases - DDT** |
| June 17, 1945 (pdf) |
Controlled study on effects of DDT undertaken at Patuxent Refuge |
| August 10, 1945 (pdf) |
Study on the Use of DDT in Fish Processing Houses Under Way |
| August 22, 1945 (pdf) |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Reports DDT is Capable of Considerable Damage to Wildlife, Beneficial Insects, and Indirectly to Crops. |
| May 18, 1946 (pdf) |
New Publication Announcement - DDT: It's Effects on Fish and Wildlife. |
| January 10, 1947 (pdf) |
Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1946. |
| March 28, 1949 (pdf) |
Fish and Wildlife Service Releases Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1948. |
| June 9, 1958 (pdf) |
Interior Follows Up On "Drown the Mosquito--Save the Duck Marsh" Plan. |
| June 21, 1959 (pdf) |
Department of Interior Endorses Enlarged Research Program on Effects of Pesticides on Wildlife. |
[1962. Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" is published]
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| November 10, 1962 (600KB pdf) |
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Address Before the Meeting of the Audubon Society (mentions Rachel Carson). |
| May 22, 1963(500KB pdf) |
Secretary Udall Testifies on Pesticide Problems, Warning of Environmental Hazards. |
| August 12, 1963 (pdf) |
Announcement: New Wildlife-Pesticide Report Released by Interior Department. |
| February 4, 1964 (pdf) |
Announcement: Results of Pesticide-Wildlife Studies Reported in Interior Department's Annual Report. |
| April 8, 1964(630KB pdf) |
Udall Cites Pesticide Danger. |
| September 4, 1964 (pdf) |
Stringent Rules Ordered in Using Pesticides on Interior - Administered. |
| November 15, 1964 (pdf) |
High Percentage of North American Bald Eagles Carry DDT, Interior Department Study Reveals. |
| February 11, 1965 (pdf) |
DDT Found in Penguins and Seals from Antarctica. |
| May 27, 1965 (660KB pdf) |
Pesticides and Man: Remarks by John A. Carver, Jr. Under Secretary of the Interior. |
| September 7, 1965 (pdf) |
Mere Trace of Pesticide Kills Aquatic Life, Interior Department Study Finds. |
| February 3, 1966 (pdf) |
Pesticide Residues Found in Animals Throughout World. |
| January 11, 1970 (pdf) |
Pesticide Residues Found in Mallard and Black Duck Wings and Starlings. |
| June 18, 1970 (pdf) |
Secretary Hickel Bans Use of 16 Pesticides on any Interior Lands or Programs. |
[July 9, 1970 - President Nixon Establishes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).]
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| October 8, 1970 (pdf) |
Woodcock Pesticide Samples Being Taken in Maine. |
| November 19, 1970 (pdf) |
What a Wonderful -- but Endangered -- Bird is the Pelican. |
[December 2, 1970 - EPA Opens Doors.]
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| December 6, 1970 (pdf) |
News Brief from the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife: Chalk Up Another Victim for DDT. |
| December 14, 1970 (pdf) |
Hunter Safety Programs (includes discussion of sparrow hawk and DDT) |
| August 22, 1971 (pdf) |
Good News for Dove Hunters: The Fish and Wildlife Service is finding low levels of DDT . |
| June 27, 1972 (pdf) |
Secretary of the Interior Address Before the Outdoor Writers of America. |
DDT Ban Takes Effect Federal Register
EPA press release - December 31, 1972
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| November 1, 1973 (740KB pdf) |
Reproductive Failure in Peregrine Falcons Increases. |
| September 30, 1975 (pdf) |
Brown Pelican Decline Puzzles Experts. |
| October 27, 1975 (pdf) |
Herons May Forecast Environmental Change. |
| March 20, 1976 (510KB pdf) |
Remarks of Secretary of the Interior Before National Wildlife Federation's Annual Conference. |
| March 22, 1976 (pdf) |
Top 10 Fish and Wildlife Stories Told in Annual Report. |
| March 17, 1977 (pdf) |
Polar Bears Being Studied Like Never Before. |
| June 20, 1979 (pdf) |
Peregrine Falcons for the Nation's Capitol. |
| July 11, 1979 (pdf) |
Endangered Peregrine's Flight Honors Rachel Carson, 17 Years After "Silent Spring". |
| August 15, 1980 (pdf) |
Nation's Most Endangered Species May Become Extinct Within Four Years. |
| December 31, 1981 (pdf) |
Good News About Wildlife in 1981. |
| March 8, 1982 (pdf) |
Ten Years Later: Bird Populations Rise as DDT Declines in the Environment. |
| April 1, 1983 (pdf) |
Proposed "Threatened" Status Reflects Improvement for Arctic Peregrine Falcons; Other Rule Changes Proposed for Peregrines. |
| November 10, 1983 (pdf) |
Brown Pelicans Has Recovered in Eastern States, May Be Removed from Endangered Species List. |
| March 2, 1984 (pdf) |
Fish and Wildlife Service has released results of-a study on levels of pesticides (DDT and DDE) in fish and wildlife from the Rio Grande and Pecos River drainages in Texas and New Mexico. |
| April 6, 1984 (pdf) |
Arctic Peregrine Falcon Reclassified to "Threatened;" Other Protections for Peregrine Extended. |
| February 5, 1985 (pdf) |
Brown Pelicans Removed from Endangered Species List in Southeastern States. |
| February 11, 1988 (pdf) |
Red Wolf Returns, but Last Dusty Seaside Sparrow Dies in 1987. |
| February 2, 1990 (pdf) |
Bald Eagle Numbers Show Dramatic Growth: Nation's Symbol Eyed for Reclassification Under the Endangered Species Act. |
| October 8, 1993 (pdf) |
Arctic Peregrine Falcon Makes a Comeback: Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Removing From Endangered Species List |
| June 3, 1994 (pdf) |
Bald Eagle Returning From Near Extinction; Celebrated as "Hope" Takes Flight. |
| October 4, 1994 (pdf) |
Saved from Near Extinction, Arctic Peregrine Falcons are Removed From Endangered Species List. |
| July 12, 1995 (pdf) |
Bald Eagle Soars Again! Population Increases Shift National Symbol To Less Critical Status. |
| May 9, 1996 (pdf) |
Endangered Species Act Successes Recounted as Adjunct to International Migratory Bird Day. |
| August 12, 1998 (pdf) |
The Peregrine Falcon is Back! Babbitt Announces Proposal to Remove World's Fastest Bird From Endangered Species List. |
** We have attempted to make available every historic news release that refers to DDT. However, we do no guarantee that this list is all inclusive. |
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