The EPA confirmed there have been no government-led applications of Diquat in Connecticut waters this year, but they’ve ...

Hydrilla, an invasive plant that can choke waterways, was first identified in the river in 2016 in Glastonbury.

Connecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive plant species that grows ...

Hydrilla verticillata, known simply as hydrilla, is native to India. It was introduced in the United States in the 1950s as an aquarium plant but, since then, it has escaped into the local waterways ...

Applications are expected to be made in Middletown, Chester, Lyme, Portland, Deep River, East Haddam and East Hampton.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will start injecting diquat dibromide, an herbicide banned in the European Union, into ...

Environmental advocates are raising concerns over the state’s plan to use a controversial herbicide to combat the spread of ...

People should be asking questions. This process was set up to give people that opportunity,” Charamut said. “But get your ...

Webby also started a petition against the use of Diquat in Connecticut's waterways that had more than 5,700 signatures at the time of this writing.. Another version of the post shared on X had more ...

An herbicide used to treat hydrilla, an invasive plant in Connecticut lakes, ponds and rivers, has recently been the target of social media posts circulating online. Diquat, the common name for ...