In 1962, Rachel Carson published the book Silent Spring, documenting the devastating effects of pesticides, including DDT, on birds and other organisms. By 1972, new policies had been implemented that banned the use of DDT in the United States

Given the response to ban DDT by 1972, which of the following steps in the policy process occurred in the late 1960s?
A) Establishing the problem to be addressed by policy
B) Enforcing rules established by the policy
C) Evaluating the success of a policy
D) Debating the potential impacts of a policy


D

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