Colombia: We’ll spray toxic chemicals to keep Americans from doing drugs A new decree, urged by US President Trump, means aerial fumigation of coca with glyphosate will likely resume in Colombia after a five-year ban. The move is being criticized by local government officials, environmentalists, drug policy experts and the rural communities living under the toxic flight paths. ViceUK will not align with EU rules after Brexit, says finance minister British Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid dismissed calls from British businesses to align with European Union rules once the UK has left the bloc. "There will not be alignment, we will not be a rule-taker, we will not be in the single market and we will not be in the customs union — and we will do this by the end of the year," Javid said. Several business sectors in the UK have been urging the British government to align with EU rules in order to ease cross-border checks after Brexit. [GMW: This is bad news regarding GM and pesticides, as the UK is set to align with the US instead. That means few or no safety checks for GMOs and no meaningful labelling – and a weakening of pesticide regulations.] DWDONATE TO GMWATCH
