Posted on May 31, 2021 On June 1, 2021, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will deliver comments at a public meeting held by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the development of risk management actions under section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Asbestos, Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos and PV29. Bob [...]
Posted on May 25, 2021 ADAO is pleased to share that our Tenth Virtual Zoom Event on Tuesday, March 11 — featuring Dr. Celeste Monforton and Mark Catlin — was a roaring success! Thanks to our dedicated experts, ADAO’s prevention and policy efforts continue to make landmark steps forward. Attendees listened live to our esteemed [...]
Posted on May 28, 2021 Nearly 17 years ago, I watched my husband take his last breath in his battle against mesothelioma, a preventable disease caused by asbestos exposure. Since then, I have made it my goal to try and stop other families from feeling the same pain as mine has. Through a multi-prong legal, [...]
Posted on May 28, 2021 Earlier this month over 100 firefighters in Austin, Texas may have been exposed to asbestos while putting out a blazing fire at a city-owned warehouse. Asbestos is a known carcinogen and when these nearly invisible fibers, undetectable by sight, smell or taste, become airborne, they can be inhaled or ingested [...]
Case 3:21-cv-03716 Filed 05/18/21 IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 2021 ANTI-ASBESTOS ADVOCATES FILE SUIT AGAINST EPA TO SET DEADLINE TO EVALUATE LEGACY ASBESTOS RISKS AS REQUIRED BY TSCA EPA Fails to Respond to Request to Meet its Non-Discretionary Duty to Address Risks of Asbestos in Homes, Schools, Workplaces, and Consumer Products Washington, DC - Together, with [...]