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ADAO 14th Congressional Staff Briefing Wrap-Up — Paving the Way to Pass Bicameral The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act

2019 Congressional Staff Briefing Resources (August) Press Release: ADAO Releases Report Detailing Chlor-Alkali Industry’s Impact on Asbestos Imports and Use in America Barry Castleman, Emily Reinstein, Linda Reinstein, Bob Sussman, Mike Mattmuller, Rebecca Gibian, Harry Flores, and Dr. Raja Flores Posted on August 29, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest [...]

admin2020-08-01T14:45:08-07:00August 29th, 2019|

EWG Press Release: White House Aides Evacuate Over Asbestos Risks as Administration Moves To Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal

Posted on August 22, 2019 White House Aides Evacuate Over Asbestos Risks as Administration Moves To Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal WASHINGTON=Ivanka Trump, Kellyanne Conway and other senior White House aides have vacated their West Wing offices while asbestos is removed – even as the Trump administration is manipulating a federal chemical safety law to keep [...]

admin2022-12-07T13:57:55-08:00August 22nd, 2019|

Press Release: Trump White House Moves to Protect Themselves from Legacy Asbestos as Trump EPA Avoids Protecting Americans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2019 Sign and Share the Petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Urging Them to Ban Asbestos Now Without Loopholes or Exemptions Trump White House Moves to Protect Themselves from Legacy Asbestos as Trump EPA Avoids Protecting Americans White House to spend $250,000 to remove legacy asbestos as Trump EPA [...]

admin2022-08-09T12:26:49-07:00August 21st, 2019|

Why Federal Ban Asbestos Legislation is the Only Way to Stop Imports and Use || How State by State Ban Bills Fail

Posted on July 31, 2019 People are dying from asbestos-related illness, and there is no federal ban to stop it. Since 1989, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to ban the import and use of asbestos—a known carcinogen—in the United States, over one million people have died. America needs a federal ban on imports, [...]

admin2019-08-05T14:48:37-07:00July 31st, 2019|

Partnering for Prevention on World Lung Cancer Day by Bev Messinger, Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)

Posted on August 1, 2019 Today, on World Lung Cancer Day, the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is collaborating with the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) to encourage businesses to pledge to manage harmful exposures at work. Together, working in partnership worldwide, we can tackle lung cancers caused by exposure to carcinogens at [...]

admin2019-08-07T20:52:43-07:00July 31st, 2019|