Posted on July 17, 2025 “I want to know who knew--when--how dangerous it was.” That powerful statement from FDNY firefighter Andy Ansbro, who has survived cancer three times since responding to the September 11th attacks in New York City, reverberates 24 years later as this week the City Council unanimously passed a resolution to order [...]
New York Times: Trump Administration, Reversing Itself, Won’t Rewrite a Ban on Asbestos by Hiroko Tabuchi FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2025 EPA WITHDRAWS MOTION TO DELAY ASBESTOS RULE REVIEW FOLLOWING ADAO’S OPPOSITION Facing strong pushback, EPA abandons plan to reconsider banning chrysotile asbestos amid rising public health concerns Washington, D.C. — In a significant [...]
Posted on June 30, 2025 🎙️ Audio Explainer: EPA’s Motion and Trump’s Consideration of an Asbestos Ban Reversal: Why Federal Legislation Is the Only Real Solution Listen to the full Google Notebook recording: https://youtu.be/oPrw3qRhyAA Let's talk about the BIG why. In just 13 minutes — the length of my new AI-powered audio explainer — one [...]
Updated on September 18, 2025 Posted on June 30, 2025 The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act of 2025: A Legislative Path Toward Ending All Asbestos in America Since 2016, the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act has been at the center of federal efforts to protect Americans from the ongoing dangers of [...]
Register Today ADAO's 20th Annual Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference (AAPC), "Building on Dr. Selikoff's Legacy in Asbestos Science, Prevention & Justice," September 12–13, 2025, in New York City. Join us in New York City on September 12-13, 2025 for ADAO's Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference, "Building on Dr. Selikoff's Legacy in Asbestos Science, Prevention [...]