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Desperate Russian and Kazakhstani Asbestos Producers Stage Another “Chrysotile Protection Day”
Posted on April 30, 2019 Only a week after the ADAO community gathered in Washington, D.C to protect victims and stand up for asbestos safety, chemical industry executives in Russia and Kazakhstan were holding a [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Releases 2019 Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference 154 Page Program
Posted on April 30, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is proud to present our 15th Annual Asbestos and Prevention Conference Program! The beautiful 154 page program features important conference information as well as [...]
Leading Russian and Kazakhstani Asbestos Producers Use the “Anything But Chrysotile” Defense in Advance of the Rotterdam Convention
Post on April 26, 2019 From April 29 to May 10, representatives of countries from around the world will meet for the ninth Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (COP9). The gathering, to [...]
Asbestos Victims, Physicians, and Scientists Unite for ADAO’s First March for Justice and Remembrance in Washington, DC
Posted on April 26, 2019 Through the streaming rain and a cold Washington D.C. morning, asbestos victims, physicians, and scientists took to the streets on March 5 for the first-ever March for Justice and Remembrance. [...]
Meet U.S. House of Representatives Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., Steadfast Champion and Original Sponsor of the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act
Posted on April 26, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is proud to recognize Chairman Frank Pallone Jr., with the 2019 Tribute of Hope Award for his steadfast commitment to awareness, prevention, and policy to [...]
ADAO Interview with Julia Forgie, Founder of Mother’s Day Meso Run in Los Angeles
Mother’s Day Weekend Meso Run Posted on April 26, 2019 This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Julia Forgie, founder of the Mother's Day Meso Run. In this interview, Julia shared her experience about [...]
ADAO Joins Forces to “Pray for the Dead and Fight Like Hell for the Living” for International Workers Memorial Day on April 28
Posted on April 23, 2019 "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living! "Mother Jones ADAO joins individuals, trade unions, and organizations around the world for International Workers Memorial Day on April 28, 2019 for [...]
Global Asbestos Disaster Study Estimates More than 39,000 USA Deaths Annually from Asbestos-Related Diseases
Posted on April 23, 2019 Global Asbestos Disaster Study Estimates More than 39,000 USA Deaths Annually from Asbestos-Related Diseases For more than a century, asbestos exposure has been known to cause deadly diseases. The Agency [...]
Really — a SNUR!? The EPA Threw Americans a Bone Instead of an Asbestos Ban
Posted on April 19, 2019 On Wednesday morning, I received an unexpected call from Alex Dunn, Assistant Administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, notifying me that EPA would [...]
President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Responds to EPA’S Inadequate New Asbestos Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 17, 2019 PRESIDENT OF ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION RESPONDS TO EPA’S INADEQUATE NEW ASBESTOS RULE Weak Regulation Puts Corporate Profits Ahead of Public Health Washington, DC––Linda Reinstein, president of the Asbestos Disease [...]