The chemical industry plans to conduct a covert campaign attacking the growing movement in California for more chemical safety testing, with tactics including the creation of phony front groups and spying on activists, according to an internal American Chemistry Council (ACC) memo obtained by Environmental Working Group (EWG).

The memo, available below, offers a rare inside glimpse of the deceptive and underhanded tactics used by some corporations and public relations firms to lobby against tougher environmental regulations. It recommends that ACC, the lobbying association for U.S. chemical companies, hire a crisis communications firm that promotes itself as the attack dog of the public relations industry to fight back against California's adoption of laws and regulations that embrace the "precautionary principle."

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