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Researchers race to stop invasive plant from harming Kansas grasslands

In the land of the open prairie, an invasive plant is threatening to transform Kansas’ grassland ecosystems into biodiversity wastelands. Researchers are running out of time to find ways to stop it.

David Condos of the Kansas News Service reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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