Posted on March 2, 2021 Robert M. Sussman, JD, is the principal in Sussman and Associates, a consulting firm that offers advice on energy and environmental policy issues to clients in the non-profit and private sectors. He has been an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and a Visiting Lecturer at Yale Law [...]
Registration Posted on March 1, 2021 On March 24 at 2:00 pm ET, ADAO will host our ninth Zoom conversation to discuss with : Barry Castleman, ScD Arthur L. Frank, MD, PhD Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH Linda Reinstein Bob Sussman, JD During this conversation, the experts will discuss: The history of asbestos Asbestos prevention efforts [...]
Posted on February 28, 2021 On February 26, ADAO and its co-plaintiffs filed a brief opposing the February 2 motion of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reverse Judge Edward Chen’s Dec. 22 landmark ruling that the Agency must add asbestos to its Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) [...]
Posted on February 28, 2021 On February 25, the Chlorine Institute filed a motion to intervene in ADAO’s challenge to EPA’s final, and dangerously narrow, TSCA asbestos risk evaluation. This move by the Chlorine Institute shows that ADAO’s case has the industry’s attention and the industry will fight to protect its continued use of asbestos [...]
Posted on February 26, 2021 I am delighted and honored to participate for a sixth time at the Global Health & Innovation Conference (#GHIC). While usually hosted by Yale University, this year’s conference will be held virtually from April 8-11 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. The Global Health & Innovation Conference annually convenes over 2,200 [...]