Social Media Posts About Herbicide Diquat Use Spurs Concern

CT gave permission to dump poison in the CT River

Connecticut gave permission to dump poison in the Connecticut River And no one voted for it. No one even told you. But it’s real. It starts right after July 4th. While most people are grilling and watching fireworks, a quiet but deeply consequential operation will begin. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Connecticut’s DEEP will start injecting diquat dibromide, an herbicide banned in the European Union into public rivers and lakes. The target…

Social media posts about herbicide diquat use spurs concern

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...

Connecticut plans to spray toxic chemical herbicide into lakes and rivers. Here's context

Connecticut is among several states that uses the herbicide Diquat to combat hydrilla, an invasive plant species that grows in water.