{
  "id": 7592046,
  "title": "New York covered Lake George with 700 mats; 97% of invasive clams died",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/new-york-covered-lake-george-with-700-mats-97-of-invasive-clams-died",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:39:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-2011-new-york-covered-five-acres-of-lake-george-with-more-than-700-mats-to-suffocate-invasive-asian-clams-97-died-but-the-invader-later-spread-to-27-locations/articleshow/134262087.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2011, Lake George took significant action against its invasive Asian clam issue by implementing a large-scale benthic barrier treatment, which successfully eliminated ninety-seven percent of clams in a five-acre area. However, by 2019, these clams made a comeback, with twenty-seven sites identified. Consequently, efforts have shifted to monitoring their spread and impact on the ecosystem.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "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."
}