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EPA Adds Tests, 2035 Mammal Ban; Bill Targets Dogs

6/3/2026

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Rep. Bill Steube introduced legislation to end NIH funding for dog-based research.
The EPA added 13 testing methods, opened a pipeline, and said the update fulfills a U.S. President Donald Trump administration goal to replace mammalian testing.
The agency’s 2035 target to eliminate mammalian testing for chemicals regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is supported by an eye-hazard assay.

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Story summary

Rep. Bill Steube introduced legislation to end NIH funding for dog-based research.
The EPA added 13 testing methods, opened a pipeline, and said the update fulfills a U.S. President Donald Trump administration goal to replace mammalian testing.
The agency’s 2035 target to eliminate mammalian testing for chemicals regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is supported by an eye-hazard assay.