US spends over $500B per year on invasive species economic impact

US spends over $500B per year on invasive species economic impact | US is over 500 billion a year. So in in in the in the economic impact

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      "label": "USDA NIFA estimates US invasive species impact at $137B/year (NOT $500B)",
      "notes": "MISS-direction — USDA NIFA reports $137B/yr, far below Lamm's $500B claim. The $500B figure may include cumulative or global numbers.",
      "source": "https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/subject/economic-and-social-impacts",
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      "expected_date": "2025-11-30",
      "observed_date": "2025-11-30",
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      "label": "Global biological invasion costs reach US$ 26B+/year in 2010s",
      "source": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-03405-6",
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      "expected_date": "2026-01-15",
      "observed_date": "2026-01-15",
      "research_origin": "deep_research",
      "measurement_criterion": "Peer-reviewed economic studies (Nature, ScienceDirect) confirm 2010s annual invasion costs >=$25B/year US share"
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      "label": "North America cumulative invasion cost crosses $1.3T (1960-2017)",
      "notes": "Note: Lamm's $500B/year claim may have conflated cumulative with annual — $1.26T over 57 years = ~$22B/year, consistent with USDA $137B and below the $500B claim.",
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      "observed_date": "2025-12-31",
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      "label": "David Sinclair begins partial epigenetic reprogramming trials with Life Biosciences in March 2026.",
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