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Judge blocks spraying in Monterey Peninsula
Associated Press
Associated Press
May 13, 2008
MONTEREY — A judge has ruled that aerial spraying to eradicate an invasive moth in Monterey County must not go forward in populated areas without a full environmental review.
Superior Court Judge Robert O'Farrell ruled Monday that state officials had not demonstrated there is an emergency that warrants moving ahead with the spraying on the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding areas.
The judge said there are no records of the light brown apple moth causing significant enough damage to justify an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act.
Hundreds of people complained of feeling sick when planes applied the first round of spray in Monterey and Santa Cruz counties last fall.
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