Posted on December 2, 2020 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the “Share Your Story” feature on our website. [...]
For Immediate Release: December 1, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 1, 2020 — Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization President’s Statement on new Environmental Working Group study on Asbestos Contamination in Talc-Based Cosmetics. “The recent Environmental Working Group (EWG) study, “Asbestos Contamination in Talc-Based Cosmetics: An Invisible Cancer Risk”, confirms that asbestos remains a deadly threat in [...]
Posted on November 18, 2020 Each year, asbestos kills nearly 40,000 Americans. Tomorrow, November 19, marks the one year anniversary of when the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce voted 47-1 to approve the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act of 2019 (AH.R. 1603) and send it to the House floor [...]
RESOURCES: Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) H.R. 1603 and S. 717 March 7, 2019: H.R. 1603 Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) H.R. 1603 Co-Sponsors March 7, 2019: S.717 Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) S. 717 Co-Sponsors November 19, 2019: H.R. 1603 H.R. Manager's Amendment September 21, 2020: H.R. 1603 [...]
Posted on November 13, 2020 Yesterday, the U.S. District Court in San Francisco heard arguments from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), five other public health organizations, and 11 Attorneys General in a case that will hopefully compel the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require long-overdue asbestos reporting under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). [...]