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2021 ADAO’s Statement of Principles to Protect the American Public Health from Asbestos
Posted on March 24, 2021 Each year, an estimated 40,000 Americans die from preventable asbestos-caused diseases, yet asbestos imports and usage continue. Six critical public health principles must guide our asbestos policy making: We must [...]
PRESS RELEASE: ADAO APPLAUDS THE U.S. SENATE FOR INTRODUCING THE 16TH RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL 1-7 “NATIONAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK”
SENATOR TESTER'S RELEASE: Tester, Daines Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23, 2021 ADAO APPLAUDS THE U.S. SENATE FOR INTRODUCING THE 16TH RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL 1-7 “NATIONAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK” Washington, DC—The [...]
CONGRATULATIONS XAVIER BECERRA ON YOUR CONFIRMATION AS THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. LETS EDUCATE AMERICANS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF ASBESTOS NOW!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2021 An Open Letter to the new United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Xavier Becerra CONGRATULATIONS XAVIER BECERRA ON YOUR CONFIRMATION AS THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN [...]
ADAO’s 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Virtual Conference September 17 – 18, 2021
ADAO’s 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference September 17 -18, 2021 2021 Conference Info | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Registration | Agenda | Friday “Art, Advocacy, and Shared Stories” Film Festival | Saturday Academic [...]
Congratulations Mr. Michael Regan on Your Confirmation as the New Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Together, Let’s Ban Asbestos Now.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 10, 2021 An Open Letter to the new EPA Administrator, Michael Regan CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR CONFIRMATION AS THE EPA ADMINISTRATOR. TOGETHER, LET'S BAN ASBESTOS NOW! The following is an open letter [...]
ADAO’s 2019 15th Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference Speaker Videos
Posted on March 5, 2021 Each year, ADAO hosts our Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference (APPC). We are delighted to announce that we have broken each session of our 2019 Conference into Youtube [...]
ADAO Fundraising Made Easy, How to Support the Ban Asbestos Action
Posted on March 5, 2021 Since 2004, ADAO has become the largest 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the U.S. dedicated to protecting asbestos victims’ civil rights, public health, consumer safety, and the environment. As an independent nonprofit, [...]
EVENT || ADAO Hosts Zoom Conversation with Barry Castleman, ScD; Arthur Frank, MD, PhD; Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH; Linda Reinstein and Bob Sussman, JD on March 24 at 2:00 pm ET
Registration Posted on March 1, 2021 On March 24 at 2:00 pm ET, ADAO will host our ninth Zoom conversation to discuss with : Barry Castleman, ScD Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD Richard Lemen, PhD, [...]
ADAO and States Oppose Continued EPA Resistance to Carrying Out Federal Court Order to Require Asbestos Reporting Under TSCA
Posted on February 28, 2021 On February 26, ADAO and its co-plaintiffs filed a brief opposing the February 2 motion of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse Judge Edward Chen’s Dec. 22 landmark ruling [...]
The Chlorine Institute Files a Motion to Intervene in ADAO’s Challenge to EPA Part 1 Risk Evaluation for Chrysotile Asbestos
Posted on February 28, 2021 On February 25, the Chlorine Institute filed a motion to intervene in ADAO’s challenge to EPA’s final, and dangerously narrow, TSCA asbestos risk evaluation. This move by the Chlorine Institute [...]