A good, well-presented, programme. Certainly worth listening to, even if, like me, you think you know about Rachel Carson and 'Silent Spring'.

Kennedy did convene a panel of experts to advise - he didn't just decide himself. But he was obviously open to the facts. One difference - then and now - was that big-business were not expecting to be challenged. Now they've got a vast lobbying aparatus in place and have MPs - particularly Tory ones - on their payrolls.

Talking of which, neonicotinoids were mentioned:
Bad news for bees: [UK] Government reverses ban on bee-killing neonicotinoids

And then there's glyphosate:
Glyphosate - the Debate