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ADAO Release: EPA IMPROVES LEGACY ASBESTOS SCOPE OF RISK REVIEW || ADAO lawsuit prompted EPA to commit to evaluating legacy asbestos under TSCA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2022 EPA IMPROVES LEGACY ASBESTOS SCOPE OF RISK REVIEW ADAO lawsuit prompted EPA to commit to evaluating legacy asbestos under TSCA Washington, DC — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure through education, advocacy, and community work, is pleased with EPA's Asbestos Part [...]

admin2022-12-07T13:59:48-08:00June 29th, 2022|

Five Things You Need to Know About EPA’s 1989 Failure to Ban Asbestos

Posted on June 28, 2022 This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the last time the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) attempted to ban asbestos, a known carcinogen, in the United States. Over three decades later, the toxin still kills over 40,000 Americans annually, and hundreds of tons are still imported and used every year. Below [...]

admin2022-08-02T12:11:43-07:00June 29th, 2022|

The Power of Art: ADAO’s Cartoons Illustrates the Dangers of Asbestos — It’s Time for Congress to Ban Asbestos

Posted on June 29, 2022 As ADAO has said for years, “Hear Asbestos. Think Prevention.” Art has always been a powerful tool for ADAO’s education, advocacy, and community efforts. While I was working on my recent EPW hearing testimony, which you can watch here , I ran across three cartoons I had worked on with [...]

admin2022-08-02T13:18:21-07:00June 29th, 2022|

ADAO v. EPA Legal Wins Shaping the Future of Asbestos Reporting and Legacy Asbestos Risk Evaluation

Posted on June 29, 2022 As a result of our three ADAO v. EPA legal victories, spring has been extremely busy with proposed rules and the draft scope for the forthcoming asbestos legacy risk evaluation. Last month, comments were submitted for EPA’s Part 2: Asbestos; TSCA Risk Evaluation Part 2: Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals. [...]

admin2022-08-02T13:19:44-07:00June 29th, 2022|

ASBESTOS: Reflections on the 6th Anniversary of Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: The Wins, The Challenges and The Future to Banning Asbestos

Posted on June 16, 2022 Today, on June 16, 2022, we celebrate the sixth anniversary of President Barack Obama signing The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (“LCSA”) into law. After many years of attempts to strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), LCSA was a huge step forward in establishing a [...]

admin2022-06-29T11:47:42-07:00June 17th, 2022|