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Meet the 2020 ADAO Conference Session IV “Advocacy: Global Ban Asbestos Action” Speakers: Harminder Bains; Dr. Barry Castleman; Sue Faivor; Fernanda Giannasi; Ehi Iden, Brent Kynoch (moderator); Carmen Lima; and Barry Robson

2022-08-09T12:26:58-07:00February 24th, 2020|

Posted on Monday, February 24, 2020 ADAO 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” April 3 – 5, 2020 Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel Conference Postponed | 2020 Conference Info | Speakers | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Know Before You Go | Registration | Marriott Reservations | Agenda | [...]

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Global Asbestos Awareness Week April 1 – 7, 2020. “One Word. One Week. One World.”

2020-04-01T06:06:53-07:00January 31st, 2020|

Updated on March 30, 2020 Each year, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) dedicates April 1-7 to increasing awareness of asbestos and preventing exposure by bringing together experts and victims from around the world to share, learn, and take action. Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) brings together experts and victims from around the world to [...]

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Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s 2019 Asbestos Initiative Report Shows Support for the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN)

2020-01-25T18:20:31-08:00January 25th, 2020|

Posted on January 25, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is honored to see that support for the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) was included in Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey’s 2019 Asbestos Initiative Report. AG Healy’s “Healthy Buildings, Healthy Air” initiative underlines both the importance of the Right to Know where [...]

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Joint Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) Support Letter Hand-Delivered to Members of Congress

2020-01-23T11:56:34-08:00January 15th, 2020|

H.R. 1603 Manager’s Amendment (November 19, 2019) Joint ARBAN Support Letter  Posted on January 15, 2020 Dr. Barry Castleman, Bob Sussman, Linda Reinstein, Rebecca Reindel, Brent Kynoch, Mary Fletcher, and Thomas Trotter The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is thrilled to announce the release of a joint letter encouraging U.S. House of Representatives [...]

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The Ban Asbestos National Leaders and Laggards and Why You Should Care

2022-08-09T12:26:49-07:00January 9th, 2020|

H.R. 1603 Manager’s Amendment (November 19, 2019) FAQs -- 2019 ARBAN Key Points Posted on January 9, 2019 One fact alone should be evidence enough for an all-out asbestos ban: All types of asbestos cause lung cancer and mesothelioma, according to the World Health Organization, as well as cancer of the larynx and ovary, and [...]

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From Strength to Strength. The Bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act Moves on to the U.S. House of Representatives for a Floor Vote

2022-03-29T11:50:47-07:00November 21st, 2019|

November 19, 2019 H.R. 1603 Manager’s Amendment Posted on November 21, 2019 The bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) (H.R. 1603) has cleared a critical milestone in the U.S. House of Representatives and now advances out of committee and to the House Floor for a vote. On Tuesday, November 19, the [...]

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ALAN REINSTEIN BAN ASBESTOS NOW ACT OF 2019 (ARBAN) WINS BIPARTISAN APPROVAL IN ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE 

2019-12-03T15:39:49-08:00November 19th, 2019|

H.R. 1603 Manager's Amendment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, November 19, 2019 ASBESTOS BILL WINS BIPARTISAN APPROVAL IN HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Bicameral Bill to Ban Asbestos Importation and Use Within One Year of EnactmentAdvances to House Floor WASHINGTON, DC - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds the Committee on Energy and Commerce of [...]

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Challenges and Progress in Mitigating Asbestos Exposure

2019-11-08T12:19:24-08:00November 8th, 2019|

Posted on November 8, 2019 Guest Blog on Construction Executive: Challenges and Progress in Mitigating Asbestos Exposure Each year, nearly 40,000 Americans die from preventable, asbestos-caused diseases, yet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency still hasn't banned this toxic substance.  Asbestos, a known human carcinogen, can cause chronic lung disease as well as incurable respiratory diseases and mesothelioma, [...]

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Another Landmark Step Forward as Two Former EPA Administrators Pen a NY Times Op-Ed in Support of the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act

2022-08-09T12:26:52-07:00October 15th, 2019|

ADAO Press Release: DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATORS JOIN FORCES TO CALL  FOR PASSAGE OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION  Posted on October 15, 2019 “The following op-ed, Asbestos Kills Nearly 40,000 Americans a Year. Ban It., by former EPA Administrators Gina McCarthy and William K. Reilly was published today in The New York Times. ADAO is [...]

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ADAO Press Release: DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATORS JOIN FORCES TO CALL  FOR PASSAGE OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION

2022-08-09T12:26:52-07:00October 15th, 2019|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2019 DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN FORMER EPA ADMINISTRATORS JOIN FORCES TO CALL  FOR PASSAGE OF ASBESTOS LEGISLATION William Reilly and Gina McCarthy come together to support the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrators Gina McCarthy and William K. Reilly wrote an [...]

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