The group said it was trying to halt urban sprawl. Critics call it ecological terrorism.
ELF calls it counter-terrorism in defense of the environment.
The representatives have been investigating health concerns surrounding emissions from the Keil Chemical plant at 2850 Sheffield Ave. As far as eyesores, this has to be the worst. David Marek of the Multimedia Inspection Team, which performed the operation at 19th Avenue and Van Buren Street. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants the town to explain a series of ammonia discharges last year at the St. John Ice Arena and Fitness Center and why they weren't immediately reported. The EPA has sent the town a list of 47 questions on the extent of the leak, when it occurred and the reasons it was not reported immediately to state and federal environmental officials.