DDT: spray here, spray now
LOL. I remember being out playing as a kid and the planes going over, am in upper 60's now. Now we have West Nile, have seen the effects on crows with my own eyes when it hits here, usually late in summer. I make a half-hearted effort to protect myself from mosquitos but hate that Deet stuff. Since it primarily affects elderly, young, especially those with compromised immune systems, not much alarm has been raised overall.
I did read Silent Spring, and just don't know if DDT is as harmful as they say.
I am glad they have, to large extent, cleaned up pollution in lakes and rivers. You can go salmon fishing and probably other fish in the Great Lakes again. Not much into fishing but big sport here. The river is still pretty unsanitary overall. Recent flooding didn't help, untreated sewage spilled into a mighty waterway.
I don't know how it is in other parts of the country, but farmers can't get as easy and fast access to the internet we urban dwellers are able to do, and I had to wait several years for dsl to become available in my area. Many parts of the country are shut out because it is not cost effective. Satellites or dialup are the only answer for those, notice many in places like N NH are still on dialup.