The American Chemistry Council [3] wants you to know that you're safer than you may think when toxic chemicals end up in your local groundwater and air. ACC has announced the hire of ex-Environmental Protection Agency [4] spokesperson Lisa Harrison as its new vice president of communications. Says Ms. Harrison, in celebrating her new position: "I am excited at the challenge of educating and informing opinion leaders about the benefits of American chemistry in our every day lives, and the value that the industry and the ACC bring to Washington D.C." Among her Administration appearances: defending the EPA's "Clear Skies" program that exaggerated cuts in airborne sulfur dioxide emissions [5] and defending toxic sludge [6]. A few days before Harrison joined ACC, the organization released a new defense [7] of the Bush Administration's proposed rollback of the Toxics Release Inventory [8]. The Environmental Working Group [9] has led a blistering critique [10] of the proposed rollbacks.