Posted on June 29, 2026 On August 31, 2026, the Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) in Libby, Montana, will close after more than 25 years of serving one of the most heavily asbestos-exposed communities in the United States. For thousands of current and former residents, this is far more than the loss of a [...]
Ten Years After TSCA Reform: What the Lautenberg Act Has Done for Asbestos, the Poster Child of Reform Posted on May 30,2026 On June 22, 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (LCSA) into law, marking the first major reform of the Toxic Substances Control [...]
Posted on May 14, 2026 A newly published 2026 study in The Lancet Regional Health – Americas provides new evidence that asbestos exposure continues to cause preventable cancers and occupational disease across the Americas, while highlighting growing health disparities linked to ongoing asbestos use and weak protections. Using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 data, [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2026 OLIN CORPORATION WITHDRAWS FROM INDUSTRY LEGAL CHALLENGE TO OVERTURN EPA’S CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS RULE Olin Decision to Exit Industry Case Demonstrates Leadership and Commitment to Public Health OLIN’S STIPULATION OF WITHDRAWAL AGREEMENT WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure and [...]
May 21, 2026, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of more than 121,000 Orb Funkee squeeze toys after testing identified fibrous tremolite asbestos in the sand filling inside the products. ADAO Letter to CPSC and EPA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2026 PUBLIC HEALTH ADVOCATES URGE U.S. REGULATORS TO TEST CHILDREN’S [...]
