Posted on July 31, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will host our 14th Congressional Staff Briefing, “Impact of Asbestos on Public Health, Environment and Economy” in Washington, D.C. Most importantly, this will be ADAO's first non-partisan staff briefing. The briefing will discuss increased asbestos imports, new mortality data, ongoing risk of asbestos exposure [...]
Posted on July 25, 2019 ADAO’s #Message2Congress campaign is underway again this year, giving you a chance to have your words delivered directly to the officials who represent you in Congress. If you had the ear of your elected officials in Congress, what would you say about asbestos? This year, we’re launching our 12th Six-Word [...]
Case No. 19-cv-00871-EMC Posted on July 23, 2019 EPA, We Will See You in Court. On February 18, the Asbestos Disease and Awareness Organization (ADAO), along with the American Public Health Association, Center for Environmental Health, Environmental Working Group, Environmental Health Strategy Center, and Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency [...]
For Immediate Release: July 15, 2019 18 Attorneys General Speak Out in Support of Bill to Ban Asbestos in the United States AG Statement Comes on 30 Year Anniversary of EPA’s Failed 1989 Ban Attempt Washington, D.C. – The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the largest nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos caused-diseases, applauds the 18 [...]
Posted on July 1, 2019 Attorneys General File Lawsuit to Force Environmental Protection Agency to Issue Rule on Toxic Asbestos State Action Pushes EPA Toward Accountability to Protect Public Health The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds the Attorneys General from 10 states and the District of Columbia who have filed suit under section 21 [...]