The American Chemistry Council [3] (ACC), which recently launched a major chemical industry PR campaign called "essential2 [4]," is one of the main groups claiming that the Toxics Release Inventory [5] (TRI), a public right-to-know program, is not so essential. Under TRI, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [6] annually reports on what industries release into the air, water and land. The ACC "has urged less frequent reporting since 1999." ACC's Michael Walls said, "Just because we're used to doing something doesn't mean we should accept the inherent high costs or burden of doing it." The Bush administration [7] supports changing the TRI so that fewer releases are reported, less frequently. EPA officials say they will "likely spend another year weighing the pros and cons" of the proposed changes, after the public comment period ends on December 5. According to federal records, the EPA "previously solicited comments from industry groups."