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, ...

Herbicide RoundupTM, announced that the controversial herbicide glyphosate would be phased out of consumer products and ...

The Connecticut River Hydrilla Control Research and Demonstration Project planned to use Diquat, a herbicide that is toxic to humans, to treat the invasive plant species hydrilla. The project treated ...

In the United States, diquat is used everywhere—from the potato fields of the Pacific Northwest to the watersheds of New England and the weeds wilting along suburban sidewalks. Approved by the ...

The Connecticut Federation of Lakes strongly supports the ongoing efforts of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, CT Agricultural Experiment Station, CT Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In their efforts to combat the spread of a highly-invasive weed along the Connecticut River, scientists, conservation groups and public officials say they’ve had to confront a new problem that grows ...

Connecticut Sen. Norm Needleman speaks at a press conference in Deep River on July 18 to address misinformation and reiterate support for the application of diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive ...