WWF Report Finds 1.6 Million Acres of Great Plains Grasslands Destroyed in Just One Year

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By Paige BennettOct 27, 2023, 1:54 pm234 pts
An analysis of crops and croplands has found that 1.6 million acres of grasslands in the Great Plains of the U.S. and Canada were destroyed in just one year, in 2021. The amount of grassland plowed during this time is about the size of Delaware, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reported. The new Plowprint Report…

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