Posted on November 8, 2019 Guest Blog on Construction Executive: Challenges and Progress in Mitigating Asbestos Exposure Each year, nearly 40,000 Americans die from preventable, asbestos-caused diseases, yet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency still hasn't banned this toxic substance. Asbestos, a known human carcinogen, can cause chronic lung disease as well as incurable respiratory diseases and mesothelioma, [...]
Posted on November 5, 2019 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) would like to extend its sincerest congratulations to former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy on her newest appointment as the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) president and CEO. McCarthy told The New York Times that her reasoning behind joining the NRDC is [...]
Posted on October 31, 2019 I was incredibly honored to give a guest lecture at American University’s Washington College of Law this past month. Professor Bettina Poirier has frequently invited me to speak to her legislation classes. Professor Poirier previously served as Staff Director and Chief Counsel to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee [...]
Posted on October 30, 2019 ADAO is raising asbestos awareness with each breath we take. It is astounding how essential breathing is to our everyday existence, yet how little we consciously think about doing it. We get through every day thanks to the most crucial of organs in our chest cavity: our lungs. The sad [...]
Posted on October 26, 2019 Dr. Richard Lemen On October 26, the Collegium Ramazzini and the City of Carpi in Italy presented the 2019 Ramazzini Award to Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH, former deputy Director of the US National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health, in recognition of Dr. Lemen's lifetime of service in [...]
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