Is It Time to End Animal Testing? | The Regulatory Review
Jan 13, 2024 · Over 110 million animals die in U.S. laboratories used for animal testing every year. Their deaths are painful, as lab animals subjected to testing are often immobilized, mutilated, and exposed to toxic substances.. The safety of many medications and consumer products, such as cosmetics, food additives, and cleaners, is evaluated through animal testing. . The United States has one of the ...
The Social Responsibility of Social Media Platforms
Dec 21, 2021 · One in three people globally use social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok. These platforms act as breeding grounds for viral cartoon memes and trendy dance choreography, as well as widespread social movements and vibrant displays of activism.. But social media also has a dark side. Disinformation, hate speech, revenge pornography, harassment, terrorism activity, and sex ...
Weighing the Environmental Impacts of Deep-Sea Mining
Nov 23, 2024 · To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, scientists contend that the world needs to reach net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. The United Nations recognizes that renewable energy is the key to achieving this goal. But scientists state that the necessary green energy infrastructure cannot be built without rare earth elements, such as …
How Immigration Restrictions Harm U.S. Citizens, Too
Dec 15, 2020 · During the 2020 presidential election, few issues divided the candidates as starkly as immigration. Anti-immigrant policies were central to President Donald J. Trump’s agenda, and his policies over the last four years have made the United States more closed off to immigration than at any time in its history. By contrast, President …
Immigrant Eligibility for Federal Benefits Programs
Mar 16, 2024 · As a presidential candidate in 1991, Bill Clinton promised to “end welfare as we know it.” Five years later, in 1996, President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act into law.. The 1996 welfare reform law overhauled the federal social safety net. Welfare experts often focus on the creation of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF ...
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Estimating the Impact of Regulation on Business
Feb 28, 2024 · Regulation is costly. The federal government estimates that regulations cost American businesses roughly $300 billion annually, only $53 billion less than firms spend on corporate income taxes. But do all businesses feel the same economic pressure from regulations? According to one group of scholars, no.
Regulating Weight-Loss Drugs and Supplements
Nov 16, 2024 · A breakthrough in long-term weight management has sparked demand for a new generation of weight loss drugs. In 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Ozempic to treat type-two diabetes. Four years later, the agency approved Wegovy—a higher-dose version containing the same active ingredients—for chronic weight management in overweight adults.
Revisiting the Constitutionality of Independent Agencies
Jul 21, 2020 · When can Congress protect agency heads from at-will removal by, or at the behest of, the President? Myers v. United States and Humphrey’s Executor v. United States, two Supreme Court decisions nearing their respective centennials, have long formed a stable basis for assessing the U.S. Congress’s power to provide executive branch officials with for …
Native Peoples, Tribal Sovereignty, and Regulation
Mar 15, 2021 · For the first time in U.S. history, a Native American will lead a cabinet-level department in the U.S. federal government. Secretary of the Interior Debra Haaland now heads the federal agency primarily responsible for coordinating the U.S. government’s complex regulatory relationships with Native Nations.. These relationships are predicated on tribal sovereignty—tribes’ inherent ...