Your research papers this semester will be 5-7 pages in length. Do not go below five pages. The topic of this paper is an argumentative essay regarding the history of pollution in the United States and how it led to the environmental movement, focusing on the overuse of pesticides and any other cause of pollution in the United States.

Thesis Statement in progress: 

Despite all of the efforts made in lieu of environmental conservation in history, there is still much reform to be made when discussing public health, conservation of our planet and overuse of pesticides. 
Sources that can be used: – Silent Spring and the Rise of Environmentalism by Thomas Dunlap
Please be sure to discuss the history of pollution in the United States,   the environmental movement and the reform that the United States government put into place.