ADAO Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act Meeting Materials for January 15, 2020, Washington, D.C.

Meeting Materials

January 15, 2020, Washington, D.C.

Key Asbestos Facts 

• Asbestos kills nearly 40,000 Americans each year
• In 2018, 750 metric tons of raw asbestos were imported into the USA
• Asbestos can still be found in homes, schools, commercial buildings, and consumer products
• Nearly 70 countries have banned asbestos

The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN)

• Joint Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) Support Letter Hand-Delivered to Members of Congress
• H.R. 1603 Manager’s Amendment (November 19, 2019)
• FAQs — 2019 ARBAN Key Points
• The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) (S. 717) and (H.R. 1603)
• Energy and Commerce Subcommittee “Ban Asbestos Now: Taking Action to Save Lives and Livelihood” Legislative Hearing (May 2019)
• Witnesses

• • Panel I
    • Alexandra Dunn, Assistant Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Testimony
  • Panel II
    • Linda Reinstein, Co-founder, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, Testimony
    • Rebecca Reindel, MS, MPH, Senior Safety and Health Specialist, On behalf of the AFL-CIO, Testimony
    • Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, Lecturer, Texas State University, On behalf of the American Public Health Association, Testimony
    • Mike Walls, Vice President of Regulatory and Technical Affairs, American Chemistry Council, Testimony

Educational Resources

• Executive Summary Testing Methods for Asbestos in Talc (January 6, 2020) 
• NEJM: “A Most Reckless Proposal — A Plan to Continue Asbestos Use in the United States” by Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., and Richard Lemen, Ph.D
• American Public Health Association: Policy Statement: Elimination of Asbestos (2019)
• ADAO Campaign: “Asbestos: See For Yourself”
• ADAO Graphics: “Identifying Asbestos in Your Home” and “How Small Is Asbestos?”
• 15 Attorneys General Take Action by Petitioning the EPA to Require Reporting on Asbestos Imports and Uses
• Attorneys General from 10 states and the District of Columbia filed suit under section 21 of the TSCA to overturn Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) indefensible refusal to require right-to-know reporting on asbestos under TSCA.
• 18 Attorneys General Speak Out in Support of Bill to Ban Asbestos in the United State
• ADAO Set to Testify at U.S House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee “Ban Asbestos Now: Taking Action to Save Lives and Livelihood” Legislative Hearing on May 8

ADAO Documents

• • ADAO August 2019 Position Paper
  • ADAO’s New “EPA’s Failure to Ban Asbestos: The Impact from 1989 – 2019 on Public Health, Environment, and the Economy” Report
  • ADAO 2019 Chlor-Alkali Report

ADAO Press Releases

• Press Release: 18 Attorneys General Speak Out in Support of Bill to Ban Asbestos in the United States
• Press Release: Attorneys General File Lawsuit to Force Environmental Protection Agency to Issue Rule on Toxic Asbestos 
• Press Release: PRESIDENT OF ADAO TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF ALAN REINSTEIN BAN ASBESTOS NOW ACT. New Data Shows 1 Million Americans Have Died  from Asbestos-Related Diseases
• ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION, et al v ANDREW WHEELER || EPA, We Will See You in Court.
• Press Release: Trump White House Moves to Protect Themselves from Legacy Asbestos as Trump EPA Avoids Protecting Americans