New ad resurrects Shri Thanedar's 'abandoned' animal lab controversy

U.S. Rep. Shri Thanedar slammed the ad as false and pointed to his endorsements and awards from animal-welfare groups since ...
JD Supra

TSCA Mid-Year Update: What Has Happened and What to Expect in 2026 and Thereafter (Updated)

This alert was originally published on June 29, 2026, and has been updated following the release of the 2026 Regulatory Agenda.

The Latest: Defense disputes DNA evidence in Charlie Kirk assassination hearing

The preliminary hearing for the man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is set to resume Wednesday ...
Arizona Daily Sun

After bold pledge, EPA shelves microplastics testing in US drinking water

Now the Environmental Protection Agency says it has no validated or standardized method to test for the plastic particles in ...

RFK Jr.'s quiet push to end animal testing wins rare bipartisan praise in Washington

Few issues have brought Robert F. Kennedy Jr. much cross-party goodwill on Capitol Hill, but his effort to phase out the use ...
JD Supra

TSCA Mid-Year Update: What Has Happened and What to Expect in 2026 and Thereafter

In January, we predicted that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the courts would make waves under the Toxic Substances Control ...
The Hill

NIH launches new office to reduce animal research testing

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Monday announced the launch of a new office aimed at reducing the use of animal-based research testing and boosting the use of testing methods that “better ...
STAT

Ending animal testing could set back xenotransplantation just as the field is poised for a breakthrough

Mezrich is professor of surgery at the University of Wisconsin and holds the Mark A. Fischer Chair in Transplantation. Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. seeks to end all federally funded animal ...
E&E

Zeldin revives push to phase out animal testing

Scientists say the agency’s updated approach may be a step toward replacing expensive animal tests with cheaper — but more limited — lab experiments. EPA updated its list of alternative test methods ...
AOL

Lab Animals Catch A Break: EPA Approves 13 High-Tech Alternatives To Chemical Testing

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it is expanding its list of approved alternatives to animal testing for the first time in five years. The agency added 13 new “New ...
RAPS

FDA oncology draft guidance aims to reduce animal testing

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed guidance to reduce the need for animal testing in the development of oncology drugs as part of its broader efforts to reduce animal testing in ...
Healio

FDA draft guidance aims to reduce animal testing in cancer drug development

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA has issued a draft guidance that would reduce animal testing for certain cancer drugs. It currently ...