DDT isn’t banned, never has been.. I’m with you on most everything else.
From a 1972 Environmental Protection Agency press release entitled “DDT Ban Takes Effect”:
The general use of the pesticide DDT will no longer be legal in the United States after today, ending nearly three decades of application during which time the once-popular chemical was used to control insect pests on crop and forest lands, around homes and gardens, and for industrial and commercial purposes.
From a 1972 Environmental Protection Agency press release entitled “DDT Ban Takes Effect”: