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

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.

Hydrilla was first identified in the Connecticut River near Glastonbury in 2016, and has been forming dense mats, choking out native species of fish and birds, and gumming up innumerable power boats.

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

Locals raised concerns over an herbicide used to kill an invasive aquatic plant in Connecticut rivers and lakes.

An herbicide used to treat hydrilla, an invasive plant in Connecticut lakes, ponds and rivers, has recently been the target ...

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 ...

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