Senators Merkley and Daines Press Release Merkley, Daines Pass Bipartisan Resolution to Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week April 1-7 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2026 ADAO Commends U.S. Senate For Declaring National Asbestos Awareness Week April 1–7, 2026 Bipartisan Resolution Highlights Ongoing Public Health Risks and Urges the U.S. Surgeon General to Issue an Asbestos [...]
Posted March 17, 2026 Two Years After the EPA Chrysotile Asbestos Rule: Why the Fight to Prevent Exposure Continues On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a historic rule banning the existing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only type of asbestos still imported into the United States. The decision marked the first [...]
Posted on March 9, 2026 Asbestos kills approximately 40,000 Americans every year, yet it is still not fully banned in the United States. Asbestos is a known carcinogen and there is no safe level of exposure, which makes prevention paramount. Preventing asbestos exposure requires action through the courts, Congress, and public education. Right now, in [...]
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Thanks to Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen Law Firm, our Silver Sponsor, for supporting 20 years of asbestos advocacy. Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen (ELSM) is a nationally recognized law firm dedicated exclusively to representing mesothelioma victims. With over four decades of experience in asbestos litigation, ELSM has successfully advocated for more than 4,000 hardworking [...]