" Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, as the political schism over science began to widen, ambivalence toward science was expanding throughout much of the Western world. Religious fundamentalists were getting organized; industry was mounting antiscience PR campaigns; and people were becoming more aware of the unanticipated effects of chemicals on the environment and the human body. "

― Shawn Lawrence Otto , The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It