Number	17195
Subject	Environment
Source	Mother Jones
State	CA
Year	2000
Publication Date	May 3
Summary	"The story unveiled a secret government plan to use Colombia as a testing ground for Fusarium oxysporum, a fungus-based herbicide, as a new biological weapon in the war on drugs; the power and personage behind the effort, and the lack of oversight, monitoring, and informed consent from stakeholders on health and environmental concerns. (The) story detailed how the fungus was initially clandestinely isolated and developed by various government agencies and how the U.S. worked to force the experimental agent on Colombian authorities for use against coca, poppy, and marijuana."
Category	Contest Entry
Pages	14
Keywords	deforestation;USDA;Peru;fungus;Plan Columbia;Rep. Ben Gilman;mycoherbicide (fungus plant killer);human health;farming;immune system;State Department of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement;Monsanto Roundup;United Nations
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