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  "id": 17265577,
  "title": "US lawmakers urge Trump administration to oppose Colombia’s Amazon aerial spraying plans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/us-lawmakers-urge-trump-administration-to-oppose-colombias-amazon",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-30T17:56:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mongabay",
    "slug": "mongabay",
    "url": "https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/10/us-lawmakers-urge-trump-administration-to-oppose-colombias-amazon-aerial-spraying-plans/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A group of U.S. lawmakers is urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio not to support Colombia’s plans to restart aerial spraying of coca crops in the Amazon, warning of risks to human health and the environment. The Colombian government says spraying is needed to combat cocaine production and weaken armed groups, but critics argue the […]",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "US lawmakers urge Trump administration to oppose Colombia’s Amazon aerial spraying plans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/us-lawmakers-urge-trump-administration-to-oppose-colombias-amazon",
        "published": "2026-10-29T16:40:40.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}