Colombia to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries (Gift Article)

#BlueEarth #ProudBlue #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy Adding fuel to the fire, as the Earth is suffering from climate, change disasters- coffee beans and chocolate are at risk. Colombia Plans to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...

Good info here about the chemical that Colombia's US-backed government wants to spray over environmentally sensitive areas to kill coca crops: "The World Health Organization designates glufosinate-ammonium as a Class II, or moderately hazardous, pesticide, a stronger classification than glyphosate"

“It’s like défà cu all over again.” We in GenX remember what an unmitigated disaster this was the first time they did it under Reagan. Colombia Plans to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/w...

Colombia Plans to Start Aerial Spraying of Coca Crops Despite Health Worries The plan — quickly challenged by a local court — came days after Colombia’s president and the U.S. secretary of state, Marco Rubio, discussed stronger measures against drug trafficking.