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Press Release: EPA CONFIRMS ASBESTOS PRESENTS A CANCER RISK THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNREASONABLE IN NEW EVALUATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 31, 2020 EPA CONFIRMS ASBESTOS PRESENTS A CANCER RISK THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND UNREASONABLE IN NEW EVALUATION Congress Must Act and Ban Asbestos Now Rather than Waiting Years for EPA to Take Action    WASHINGTON, DC—Yesterday the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft risk evaluation of asbestos mandated under the Toxic [...]

2020-03-31T12:15:22-07:00March 31st, 2020|

ADAO Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act Meeting Materials for January 15, 2020, Washington, D.C.

Meeting Materials January 15, 2020, Washington, D.C. Brent Kynoch, Dr. Barry Castleman, Linda Reinstein, and Bob Sussman Key Asbestos Facts  Asbestos kills nearly 40,000 Americans each year In 2018, 750 metric tons of raw asbestos were imported into the USA Asbestos can still be found in homes, schools, commercial buildings, and consumer products [...]

2020-02-06T19:32:29-08:00January 15th, 2020|

2020 ADAO Conference to Feature Meetings with Congressional Leaders and Group Capitol Lunch

Posted on Friday, January 10, 2020 ADAO 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” April 3 – 5, 2020 Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel Conference Postponed | 2020 Conference Info | Speakers | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Know Before You Go | Registration | Marriott Reservations | Agenda [...]

2022-08-09T12:26:55-07:00January 10th, 2020|

The Montana Standard Reports “Daines commits to asbestos-ban legislation”

Posted on December 16, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is thrilled to  read in The Montana Standard hear that Senator Steve Daines (R-MO) has become the Republican in the Senate to join forces with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) in support of the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (Sen. 717). We commend [...]

2019-12-16T13:29:48-08:00December 16th, 2019|
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