Posted on  April 30, 2016 On April 29, 2016 The Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) published "A Trilogy of TSCA Reform" with three distinct viewpoints.  ADAO was honored to have been asked to submit an Op-Ed for this important trilogy.  The U.S. Senate and House continue discussions and negotiations to reconcile the Senate “The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical [...]

Posted April 28, 2016 A relatively quiet, orchestrated effort by big asbestos corporations and insurance companies to roll back the ability of those sickened from asbestos to seek compensation in court is popping up in states around the country.  The most recent examples of this has occurred in Utah with H.B. 403 and Tennessee with H.B. 2234. Dubbed [...]

For Immediate Release: April 27, 2016 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Issues Statement for International Workers’ Memorial Day Mourning Millions of Workers and Their Families Killed by Asbestos Washington DC – April 27, 2016  - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), which combines education, advocacy, and community to prevent exposure and ensure justice for asbestos victims, today issued the [...]

Posted on April 27, 2016 On April 28th, International Workers’ Memorial Day, we will somberly remember the millions of workers who have been injured or killed at work. Asbestos, a human carcinogen, remains the greatest single cause of work related deaths. Exposure can cause mesothelioma, lung, gastrointestinal, colorectal, laryngeal, and ovarian cancers; as well as non-malignant lung [...]

Posted on April 26, 2016 Earl Dotter with his BADGES Exhibit at the ADAO’s 2016 Conference Photo: Tony Rich This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Earl Dotter, who for nearly fifty years has focused on photographing hazardous occupations in the USA beginning with coal miners in 1969, then the most dangerous job in America. [...]