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Reuters: Marsh grasses are the tough guys of the plant world. Left alone, they dominate coastal marshes from Texas to Newfoundland. Burn their stems and leaves, and they come back bushier than ever. They help slow down hurricanes and filter pollution. As impenetrable to humans as a green wall, they shelter birds, fish and endangered mammals, and act as nurseries for commercial species like shrimp and crabs. But let oil get into their roots and underground reproductive systems, and they ......
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Watching grass grow in the Gulf, and cheering!
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on July 28th, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation