Last night the planes did fly. Once again, superior minds prevailed against uneducated hand wringers.
The environmental group Helping Our Peninsula’s Environment filed suit in Monterey County Superior Court questioning the safety of the spray while contending that the eradication project requires a detailed environmental analysis.
HOPE successfully delayed the second round of spraying on Oct. 10, when Judge Robert O’Farrell issued a temporary restraining order citing concern over the chemical composition of the pheromone spray.
At the center of the controversy was a chemical known as PPI, which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said was in the spray. The agency later retracted the statement.