Proposed spraying of the chemical in the Connecticut River set off a viral opposition campaign. Its use in CT is widespread Alicea Charamut, executive director of Rivers Alliance of Connecticut, ...

Throughout this summer, a debate has raged along the Connecticut River over a little known but widely used chemical herbicide: diquat. The controversy kicked off in June when the U.S. Army Corps of ...

EAST HAMPTON, CT (WFSB) - Locals raised concerns over an herbicide used to kill an invasive aquatic plant in Connecticut rivers and lakes. The Army Corps of Engineers previously used diquat, a ...

WESTFIELD — The state Department of Conservation and Recreation plans to use the liquid herbicide ProcellaCOR to target invasive milfoil plants in Pequot Pond. “Unfortunately for Pequot, it won’t ...

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and a coalition of state lawmakers, environmental groups, and advocates gathered Friday along the Connecticut River to counter what they called misinformation ...

DEEP RIVER, Conn. (WTNH) — Connecticut leaders are addressing concerns about the use of the controversial chemical diquat to combat hydrilla. Diquat dibromide is approved by the US Environmental ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Connecticut River Hydrilla Control Research and Demonstration Project planned to use Diquat, a herbicide that is toxic to ...

MIDDLESEX COUNTY — Eighteen legislators are condemning what they say are “false and misleading” social media posts surrounding the safety of using diquat and other herbicides to kill hydrilla in the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this week announced its intention to move forward with plans to use diquat and other chemical herbicides to combat a highly invasive strain of hydrilla along the ...

A man fishes on Lake Warner in North Hadley. Credit: STAFF FILE PHOTO/CAROL LOLLIS HADLEY — A five-year plan for addressing the continued growth of water chestnuts at Lake Warner in North Hadley will ...