Alicea Charamut, executive director of Rivers Alliance of Connecticut, responds to the comments of constituents who are angry about the use of diquat in the Connecticut River, on July 18 in Deep River ...

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 diquat ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Before it became a flash point in a viral debate over the use of herbicides on the Connecticut River, the chemical diquat was widely used for years to treat lakes and ponds across the state, public ...