The selective use of EPA-approved aquatic herbicides is one of the most effective methods available to mitigate the spread of ...

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 ...

A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers use an airboat to add dye to measure flow of the hydrilla in the Connecticut River at the Parker Point in Chester location on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

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

A proposed shoreline project has created a lot of controversy and has become the subject of a series of meetings in Ledyard that are expected to be heavily attended. Developers have filed a ...

Not only was the weed found to be hydrilla, but DNA testing revealed it to be a genetically unique strain not known elsewhere. In the years since, hydrilla has spread explosively to cover more ...

As the federal government renews tests to determine how much glyphosate is in America’s foods, Connecticut environmental groups, organic farmers and a U.S. senator say it’s time to limit the ...

A Stamford, Connecticut school board ignited a "calendar controversy" after voting to remove the Veterans Day and Columbus Day holidays, meaning students are expected to attend class on those ...

A breakfast place called ‘Woke’ opened in Connecticut. Controversy soon followed. “This is all I have right now,” said owner Carmen Quiroga. “I just want to be successful and do a good ...

A breakfast place called ‘Woke’ opened in Connecticut. Controversy soon followed. “This is all I have right now,” said owner Carmen Quiroga.

After a firestorm of controversy, the state’s parole board will soon resume commutation hearings under a new policy of reducing the sentences of serious criminals. The intense controversy on the ...