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Rachel Carson can be credited for _______

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the modern environmental movement, slowing the extinction rate of hibernating mammals, and writing laws to protect the environment
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bringing attention to the unchecked use of pesticides, pesticides’ harmful effects on the environment, and writing laws to protect the environment
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bringing attention to pesticides’ harmful effects on the environment, the modern environmental movement, and slowing the extinction rate of hibernating mammals
d.
bringing attention to the unchecked use of pesticides, brining attention to pesticides’ harmful effects on the environment, and the modern environmental movement

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the correct answer is D
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Rachel Carson can be credited for bringing attention to the unchecked use of pesticides, bringing attention to pesticides harmful effects on the environment, and the modern environmental movement. The correct option is D. Rachel Carson brought attention to the dangers of pesticides use through her books, she was the first person to bring light to the harmful effects of pesticides use and this propelled the government to establish the Environmental Protection Agency. She was also credited for advancing the global environmental movement.
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