Original: Silent Spring , while met with fierce denial from chemical companies , spurred a reversal in national pesticide policyâ '' leading to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticidesâ '' and the grassroots environmental movement the book inspired led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency .
Simplified: Silent Spring spurred a reversal in national pesticide policyâ '' leading to a nationwide ban on DDT and other pesticidesâ '' and the grassroots environmental movement the book inspired led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency .