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Connecticuts General Assembly is considering legislation which would end the use of certain types of pesticides in the state. Senate Bill 962 and Senate Bill 963 aim to restrict the use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides and neonicotinoids to protect wildlife populations. According to the U.S. ...

Environmental advocates in Montana are using an older form of technology in new ways to improve the quality of the land near river beds, and also slow erosion. Its called biotechnical stabilization and it involves using environment-friendly materials adjacent to riverbeds to slow floodwaters, for example. At the same time, it creates an ecologically supportive environment for vegetation to grow. ...

A new analysis from the nonprofit Environmental Working Group said the Department of Defense is not doing enough to clean up contaminated military installations, and as new sites are identified a large backlog is developing. Many of the sites are contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, sometimes called forever chemicals because they dont break down in the environment and accumulate over time. PFAS have been in use since the 1940s and are found in many nonstick and waterpr...

What goes up, must come down. This is true of all things, but when it is a helium-filled balloon, tragedy can result. When a balloon comes down in water, sea creatures may eat it and die. When it come...

A Connecticut bill aims to protect wildlife that eat helium balloons or get caught in the strings.

The Connecticut Audubon Societys chief operating officer said the $750,000 grant will hire more educators and purchase new equipment.

In the 19th century, settlers cut down Connecticuts trees to make fields. Red-shouldered hawks, being woodland birds, had no suitable place to live here.

If you like to watch birds and want to make an impact, the National Audubon Society is holding its 25th annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC), running Feb. 17-20. People can participate in a variety...

More than 300 different bird species have been recorded at the 28-acre coastal habitat, which sits on a peninsula jutting into Long Island Sound and the mouth of the Housatonic River estuary.