A partial ban on rat poisons and other pesticides used in lawn care was advanced by the Connecticut Senate on Thursday, but only after the bill’s sponsors agreed to several changes sought by the pest ...

Sens. Needleman, Looney, Kissel, and Lopes chat during a break as the Senate discusses potential legislation banning certain pesticides and rodenticides on May 15, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT ...

A partial ban on rat poisons and other pesticides used in lawn care was advanced by the Connecticut Senate on Thursday, but only after the bill’s sponsors agreed to several changes sought by the pest ...

A compromise to limit the use of a controversial rat poison has environmentalists criticizing a new Connecticut law. Wildlife advocates say second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides, or SGAR, which ...