Posted on March 27, 2020 Top Ten Asbestos Facts (2020) Asbestos is a known carcinogen that kills an estimated 40,000 Americans every year. All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and ovary, and asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs). The United States is the only western industrialized nation not to ban [...]
Posted on March 20, 2020 As our country takes precautions due to Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), your ADAO family is thinking of you and doing our part to flatten the curve. While our state, national, and international governments are focused on this global emergency, ADAO has paused many of our prevention and policy actions, efforts, and [...]
Posted on March 9, 2020 After a great deal of consideration and thought, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has decided to reschedule our annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference previously scheduled for April 3-5 in Washington, D.C. In light of the recent developments in regards to COVID-19, ADAO believes it is best to [...]
Posted on March 3, 2020 Updated on June 16, 2020 Updated on August 12, 2020 UPDATE: Due to the coronavirus, Record Store Day has been rescheduled for October 24, 2020. To bring us all together, we are incredibly excited to announce that Jordan Zevon, ADAO spokesperson and son of musician Warren Zevon, will entertain us [...]
March 3, 2020 Letter from 19 Attorneys General to Speaker Pelosi. Posted on March 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, DC -- Linda Reinstein, president and co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), issued the following statement in response to the letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Hoyer from 19 Attorneys General urging prompt floor [...]