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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 [...]
Ten Ways EPA’S Significant New Use Rule for Asbestos Fails to Protect the Public from Asbestos
Posted on April 17, 2019 TEN WAYS EPA’S SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE FOR ASBESTOS FAILS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM ASBESTOS On April 17, 2019, the EPA issued a significant new use rule (SNUR) for [...]
“Fight Against Mesothelioma” || Save the Date for the 11th Annual Miles for Meso Fundraiser September 28, 2019!
Press Release: Alton Miles for Meso 5K Race to Benefit Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Posted on April 16, 2019 Registration opens on Monday, July 8, 2019. Get ready to mark those calendars for the 2019 [...]
EPA Administrator Wheeler Commits to Ban “ongoing uses” of Asbestos During a House E & C Hearing
Posted on April 15, 2019 On the record and circling the globe. During the recent hearing held by the U.S. Energy and Commerce House Environment and Climate Change Subcommittee, Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) asked [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO): Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2019)
Posted on April 15, 2019 Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2019) Asbestos a known carcinogen that kills as estimated 40,000 Americans every year. All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and ovary, [...]
Global Asbestos Awareness Week 2019: Reflecting on a Successful Week of Education and Collaboration
Posted on April 8, 2019 In 2019, asbestos remains legal and lethal in the United States, despite being banned in 60 other countries worldwide. Just last year, the United States Geological Survey released data indicating [...]
It’s a Wrap: ADAO’s Historic, Inspirational, and International 15th Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference in DC was a Success!
Posted on April 1, 2019 ADAO's 15th Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference in Washington, DC. April 6, 2019 Photo: Jay Mallin On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), we would like [...]
U.S. Surgeon General Adams Tweets about the Health Dangers of Asbestos Exposure for National Asbestos Awareness Week to His 588,000 Followers
Posted April 1, 2019 On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit working to eliminate asbestos-caused diseases through education, advocacy, and community empowerment, we are pleased to share that on March [...]