Posted on September 28, 2018 As Mesothelioma Awareness Month comes to a close, ADAO is looking forward to sharing information on asbestos disease and prevention for October's Health Literacy Month, as well as National Health Lung Month. During the entire month of October, the ADAO four-part awareness and prevention blog series will present easy information to understand [...]
Posted on October 1, 2018 What a month. In September, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued two report reports. On Monday, the EPA OIB issued the report revealing that“Asbestos in Schools Not a Top Priority for EPA.” The next day, the EPA OIG published the second report revealing that it took seven months [...]
Posted on October 2, 2018 Last week, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report revealing that it took seven months for North Carolina officials to contact the EPA after asbestos was identified at a hospital demolition site. After receiving notice of the asbestos exposure, North Carolina took seven months [...]
Press Release: ADAO and Public Health Leaders Demand More Information on Asbestos from EPA “Right to Know” Letter to Acting Administrator Wheeler Posted on October 1, 2018 The right to know is inherently American -- it’s one of the most vital ways we protect ourselves from danger. Our toys come labeled with warnings of choking hazards, [...]
Purchase Tickets Posted on October 1, 2018 This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Eric Jonckheere and Krishnendu Mukherjee (aka Tublu) who are the masterminds behind the moving documentary Breathless. In the interview, Eric and Tublu talked about their experience during the creation of this documentary, and the global importance of the film. They [...]