{
  "id": 15557317,
  "title": "Saltcedar was planted across the West for shade and windbreaks; from 10,000 acres in 1920, the plant spread to over 1.2 million acres by the mid-1960s",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/saltcedar-was-planted-across-the-west-for-shade-and-windbreaks-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T03:29:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/saltcedar-was-planted-across-the-west-for-shade-and-windbreaks-from-10-000-acres-in-1920-the-plant-spread-to-over-1-2-million-acres-by-the-mid1960s-101791622492526.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saltcedar was recommended in the early 1900s for shade and windbreaks. It grew from an estimated 10,000 acres in 1920 to over 1.2 million by the mid-1960s.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}