Rachel Carson famously wrote about the dangers of the pesticide DDT in her book Silent Spring 60 years ago. It would birth out modern day environmental movement, lead to the creations of the EPA and much more. While Caron's book changed attitudes and got DDT banned it also caused companies to abandon using DDT and forced them to get rid of their stock. Unfortunately one company, Montrose Chemical, decided to dump their inventory of DDT into Pacific Ocean off the coast near LA, an estimated a half million barrels. Over the decades the banned toxin has worked up the food chain and is now leading to a surge in cancer among sea mammals such as the sea lion. The video below tells the story.
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