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ADAO RELEASE: EPA MAKES A GOOD START BUT MUST DO MORE TO COMBAT THE SERIOUS HEALTH RISKS OF LEGACY ASBESTOS || Legal actions prompted EPA to commit to evaluating legacy asbestos under TSCA
FILED: Comments of Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization on Draft EPA Scoping Document for Part 2 Risk Evaluation for Asbestos Under the Toxic Substances Control Act FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1, 2022 EPA MAKES A GOOD [...]
2016-2022: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act, Where We Have Been and How We Are Going to End the Man-Made Asbestos Disaster
Posted on February 15, 2022 Obstacles and Progress in Banning Asbestos Imports and Use As we barrel through 2022, we at the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) are so thrilled with how far we’ve come [...]
EPA Draft Scoping Part 2 Evaluation Which Includes Legacy Asbestos Study — Public Comments Due on March 1, 2022
Posted on January 25, 2022 ADAO's Request for an Extension was Granted -- The new EPA deadline is March 1, 2022 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is pleased that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [...]
The History of Global Asbestos Awareness Week on April 1 – 7 || One Word. One Week. One World
Posted on February 1, 2022 The asbestos facts are irrefutable, and they have been for decades. Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and there is no safe level of exposure. Yet, asbestos mining and use continues [...]
Ban Asbestos Change.org Petition: Sign, Leave a Quote, and Share to Ban Asbestos
Posted on February 1, 2022 Change.org, the world’s leading petition platform, is currently home to one of the largest public health petitions addressed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with 143,441 signatures and counting, each [...]
February is World Cancer Prevention Month: Take Action to Prevent Asbestos-Caused Diseases
Posted on February 1, 2022 Over 50 years ago, in 1971, former President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act. The Act, which expanded funding for cancer research and programs, also established a network of [...]
EPA Draft Scoping Part 2 Evaluation Which Includes Legacy Asbestos Study — Public Comments Due on March 1, 2022
Posted on January 31, 2022 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is pleased that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took a critical step in fulfilling its long-delayed obligation to evaluate the risks of legacy [...]
Rare Disease Day: ADAO Joins the Global Community Raising Mesothelioma Awareness on February 28
Posted on January 31, 2022 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), which combines education, advocacy, and community to provide a unified voice for asbestos victims, will be joining the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) [...]
Remembering Senator Harry Reid, Champion for Asbestos Awareness, Education, Justice and Friend of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
Posted on January 14, 2022 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was devastated to hear of the passing of Senator Harry Reid, a champion of many things, including Asbestos Awareness Week. We will miss him [...]
FDA Releases White Paper and Opinions about Asbestos Testing Methods in Cosmetic Products Containing Talc While Imports and Use Continue
Posted on January 14, 2022 On January 13, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released the Interagency Working Group on Asbestos in Consumer Products (IWGACP) white paper titled IWGACP Scientific Opinions on Testing Methods for [...]