{
  "id": 13332856,
  "title": "In 1933, the US promoted kudzu to combat soil erosion; by 1946, an estimated 3 million acres had been planted",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/in-1933-the-us-promoted-kudzu-to-combat-soil-erosion-by-1946-an",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-10T04:43:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/in-1933-the-us-promoted-kudzu-to-combat-soil-erosion-by-1946-an-estimated-3-million-acres-had-been-planted-101791535508827.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kudzu was meant to heal eroded Southern farms. Here is how a government-backed vine became a weed, and what satellite research shows about its spread.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}