{
  "id": 11854425,
  "title": "In 1910, Oregon planted a grass to hold back sand. It set off a century of change on the coast",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/in-1910-oregon-planted-a-grass-to-hold-back-sand-it-set-off-a-century",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-04T04:58:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-1910-oregon-planted-a-grass-to-hold-back-sand-it-set-off-a-century-of-change-on-the-coast-101791027839108.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Around 1910, Oregon planted European beachgrass to stop shifting sand. It built dunes, but the spread of non-native grass cost the coast native dune species.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}