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Colombia Halts U.S.-Backed Coca Fumigation, Citing Cancer Fears

HeadlineMay 18, 2015

Colombia is halting the long-running U.S.-backed toxic fumigation of its coca plant fields. Colombia has sprayed vast swaths of land with chemicals in a bid to curb the production of cocaine. But the government cited concerns the herbicide, glyphosate, causes cancer.

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