Stuck in the weeds: The invasive plant that thrives on bureaucracy

Stuck in the weeds: The invasive plant that thrives on bureaucracy

This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the spring of 2024, when Cy Tongate visited Shelby Park on the eastern bank of the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, the area looked more like a warzone than a riverside park in need of weed control. Humvees and pickup trucks crowded the newly cut access roads; patrol boats planed across the river; large beige tents rose from the soc…