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Chemical Testing

Replacing the "Guinea Pig:" Safer, Humane Chemical Tests

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Toxic Chemicals, Mice, Toxicology, Lab Animals, Guinea Pigs, Animal Testing, Environmental Defense Fund, Rats, Animal Research, Toxic Substances Control Act, Animal Protection, Chemical Testing, Green News
Wayne Pacelle

Animal tests are expensive and time consuming, and their relevance is often questioned by stakeholders on one side or the other, leading to disputes over which chemicals represent a real threat.

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EPA: No More Eyes Wide Shut?

Elaine Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Epa, Obama, Lisa Jackson, Toxic, Chemicals, The American Chemistry Council, Chemical Testing, Green News
Elaine Shannon

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is ushering in a new era of openness, so says the EPA. The agency will henceforth disallow the shielding of disquieting test data on known chemicals behind the cloak of "confidential business information."

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