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EPA Aims to Drastically Reduce Animal Testing


E.P.A. Says It Will Drastically Reduce Animal Testing

The EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said the agency plans to reduce the amount of studies that involve mammal testing by 30 percent by 2025.

Efforts to Reduce Use of Vertebrate Animals in Chemical Testing

The Environmental Protection Agency is prioritizing ongoing efforts to develop and use New Approach Methods (NAMs) to test chemicals for ...

EPA Finalizes Guidance to Waive Toxicity Tests on Animal Skin

“Today's action is another example of how EPA is moving closer to achieve our goal of eliminating the use of mammals in chemical testing by 2035 ...

EPA scraps plan to end mammal testing by 2035 | Science | AAAS

He also set an interim goal of 2025 for reducing these studies by 30%. Other federal agencies have long vowed to reduce their reliance on animal ...

EPA plans to reduce animal testing

Environmental Protection Agency officials plan to reduce the use of animals in studies assessing the risks of pesticides and other ...

Administrator Wheeler Signs Memo to Reduce Animal Testing ...

The memo states, EPA will reduce its requests for, and funding of, mammal studies by 30% by 2025 and eliminate all mammal study requests and ...

The EPA takes actionable steps to end animal testing - Genoskin

The new directive aims to reduce animal testing by reducing animal study requests and funding of 30% by 2025. The goal is to entirely eliminate animal-based ...

EPA Pledges To Greatly Reduce Animal Testing Of Chemicals - NPR

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will aggressively reduce the use of animals in toxicity testing, with a goal of eliminating all routine safety ...

EPA Aims to Drastically Reduce Animal Testing - The Scientist

The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will stop conducting or funding studies that involve testing on mammals by 2035.

EPA drops target date to end mammalian toxicity testing by 2035

As a result, the goals/dates were removed to shift the focus towards these actions as represented by the objectives, strategies, and ...

Efforts to Reduce Use of Animals in Chemical Testing ... - US EPA

reduce its requests for, and funding of, mammal studies by 30 percent by 2025, and; eliminate all mammal study requests and funding by 2035.

EPA Confirms Reduction of Animal Testing a Major Priority

On Dec. 2, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first update to its New Approach Methods (NAMs) Work Plan for ...

EPA to scale back use of animals to test chemical toxicity | PBS News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of mammals to test the toxicity ...

EPA is Moving Towards the Future of Chemical Assessments with ...

In 2019, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler issued a directive that prioritizes efforts to reduce the use of animal testing, with the goal of ...

EPA plans to eliminate animal testing and explore alternative methods

EPA plans to eliminate animal testing and explore alternative methods ... The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced ...

Breaking news: EPA moves to end animal testing

By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson In a landmark announcement, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced plans to end all ...

EPA chief directs agency to dramatically reduce animal testing

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday a plan to dramatically reduce its reliance on animal testing to assess the dangers of chemicals.

EPA's Animal Testing Phaseout Could Kill Toxics Regulation

The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with a plan to sharply reduce and ultimately phase out experimental testing on lab ...

EPA Continues to Implement Administrator Wheeler's Directive to ...

In September 2019, Administrator Wheeler issued a directive that called for the agency to reduce animal testing and funding 30 percent by 2025 ...

EPA Attack on Science Targets Animal Tests - NRDC

This week, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed a directive instructing the agency to significantly reduce animal testing by 2035.