According to the EPA, diquat “rapidly adheres to soil particles,” which makes it unlikely to leach into drinking water.

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 ...

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

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

Connecticut River Steward, Rhea Drozdenko of the CT River Conservancy, pulls a length of hydrilla out of the water in this 2023 picture. Hearst Connecticut Media file photo Pameacha Pond is ...

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

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 ...

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