The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in ...

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station are warning ...

A spotted lanternfly in Providence, R.I. in 2024. The invasive pest, known to weaken and kill trees by feeding on their sap, ...

Oyster beds are critical to a healthy ocean, because they filter water, prevent erosion and provide a home for an estimated ...

Employees of the Windham County Natural Resources Conservation District remove an invasive species — the European water ...

Hydrilla has been overtaking parts of the Connecticut River since 2016, when it was first recorded there and since then it has spread to other waterways.

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 ...

State entomologists say this could be a busier than normal tick season in Connecticut, with evidence of an invasive species native to Asia now infecting people. State entomologists say the long ...

A popular beach in Bridgeport has been closed down to the public after officials found multiple tick species, officials said. Pleasure Beach will remain closed to the public for the 2025 summer season ...

Dwarf wedgemussels were added to the endangered species list in 1990. The sandplain gerardia: In Connecticut, the last-known surviving sandplain gerardia flowers grow in Plainfield Cemetery.

Golden oyster mushrooms, native to Asia, were brought to North America around the early 2000s. They’re part of an international mushroom culinary craze that has been feeding into one of the world’s ...