Charles F. Wurster

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Charles F. Wurster is an American environmental scientist and activist best known as a co-founder of the Environmental Defense Fund and an early leader in efforts to regulate DDT and other harmful pollutants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental activist
environmental scientist
person
advocatedFor regulation of DDT
regulation of other persistent organic pollutants
stronger federal environmental protections in the United States
areaOfActivism environmental law and policy reform
pesticide regulation
public health protection from toxic chemicals
associatedWith Environmental Defense Fund NERFINISHED
coFounded Environmental Defense Fund NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
fieldOfWork environmental policy
environmental science
pollution control
hasCoFounder Charles F. Wurster NERFINISHED
knownFor advocacy for regulation of harmful pollutants
campaigning against DDT
co-founding the Environmental Defense Fund
movement environmental movement
notableAchievement helping establish legal precedents for restricting DDT use in the United States
notableFor linking scientific research with environmental litigation
notableWork early legal and scientific efforts to restrict DDT use in the United States
occupation environmental activist
environmental scientist

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Environmental Defense Fund founder Charles F. Wurster