Abstract
DISCUSSIONS ABOUT modernizing the 35-year-old federal chemical control law have, thus far, been decidedly unsexy. Now, Hollywood star Jessica Alba is injecting pizazz into efforts to overhaul the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Alba appeared in Washington, D.C., last week to support a bill (S. 847) sponsored by Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.) to rewrite TSCA. Star of the television series “Dark Angel” and the films “Fantastic Four” and “Sin City,” Alba is the new spokeswoman for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. That coalition is lobbying for revisions to TSCA that go significantly beyond reforms supported by chemical manufacturers. The coalition consists of environmental and health activists, parents’ organizations, health care providers, and companies seeking safer substances for the products they use, make, or sell. Speaking at a news conference at the Capitol, Alba called for Congress to overhaul TSCA. “Like many other moms out there, I try to buy safe products for my family, ...
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