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Award-winning Photojournalist, Earl Dotter, 7th “BADGES” Poster: “Art, Advocacy, and Action” A Tribute to Past, Present, and Future Asbestos Workers

Posted on November 1, 2022 Thanks to award-winning photojournalist, Earl Dotter, “Art, Advocacy and Action” continues with his 7th BADGES "A Tribute to Asbestos Workers” poster. ADAO has been proud and honored to sponsor award-winning photojournalist Earl Dotter’s “BADGES: A Memorial Tribute to Asbestos Workers” posters and exhibits since 2015. Earl has been an advocate [...]

admin2023-03-13T08:56:37-07:00November 1st, 2022|

ADAO Applauds ProPublica’s Excellent Investigative Reporting in the Series about Chlor-Alkali Plants Unsafe and Deadly Asbestos Use Impacting Workers, Families, and Communities

“The U.S. Never Banned Asbestos. These Workers Are Paying the Price” “Lawsuits: A Factory Blew Asbestos Into a Neighborhood; Decades Later, Residents Are Getting Sick and Dying” “Lawmakers and Public Health Advocates Call for Congress to Finally Ban Asbestos” ADAO ARBAN Letter to House E&C and Senate EPW Committee Leadership Posted on October 31, 2022 [...]

admin2023-03-13T09:08:08-07:00November 1st, 2022|

The Clock is Ticking — ADAO is Urging Congress to Make the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Act (ARBAN) of 2022 a Priority During the Lame Duck Session

Posted on November 1, 2022 This month, following the release of a ProPublica investigation, “The U.S. Never Banned Asbestos. These Workers Are Paying the Price,” highlighting dangerous working conditions at an Olin chlor-alkali plant that used asbestos diaphragms until it’s closure last year, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) sent a letter to House E&C [...]

admin2024-04-11T14:20:39-07:00November 1st, 2022|

Giving Tuesday: Support ADAO on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 to Prevent All Asbestos-Caused Diseases

Posted on October 29, 2022 Donate to ADAO, an independent nonprofit, dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure to eliminate all asbestos-caused diseases Use Your Holiday Shopping to Support ADAO with Amazon Smile ADAO survives and thrives because of generous donations from our supporters, loved ones, community members, organizations, and other nonprofits. As a small and independent [...]

admin2022-11-01T11:01:51-07:00October 25th, 2022|

2022 November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month: ADAO is Raising Asbestos Awareness and Prevention with Every Breath

Posted October 29, 2022 November is lung cancer awareness month, and ADAO wants to use this opportunity to shed light on the disease that kills more people than any other form of cancer. From the Lung Cancer Research Foundation, reports show: Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide An estimated 236,740 people [...]

admin2022-12-07T13:58:18-08:00October 25th, 2022|