Senators Merkley and Daines Press Release Merkley, Daines Pass Bipartisan Resolution to Designate National Asbestos Awareness Week April 1-7 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2026 ADAO Commends U.S. Senate For Declaring National Asbestos Awareness Week April 1–7, 2026 Bipartisan Resolution Highlights Ongoing Public Health Risks and Urges the U.S. Surgeon General to Issue an Asbestos [...]
Posted March 17, 2026 Two Years After the EPA Chrysotile Asbestos Rule: Why the Fight to Prevent Exposure Continues On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized a historic rule banning the existing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only type of asbestos still imported into the United States. The decision marked the first [...]
Posted on March 9, 2026 Asbestos kills approximately 40,000 Americans every year, yet it is still not fully banned in the United States. Asbestos is a known carcinogen and there is no safe level of exposure, which makes prevention paramount. Preventing asbestos exposure requires action through the courts, Congress, and public education. Right now, in [...]
Posted on February 27, 2026 | Updated on July 1, 2026 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will return to Washington, D.C., for its 21st Annual Asbestos Awareness & Prevention Conference, a two-day event dedicated to advancing science, strengthening policy, and elevating the voices of those impacted by asbestos-related disease. Building on the momentum of [...]
Posted on February 27 2026 For more than two decades, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has worked to prevent asbestos exposure and eliminate asbestos-related disease through evidence-based advocacy, public education, and strategic legal action. In 2026, that work continues across multiple fronts: defending federal authority to regulate asbestos, enforcing statutory deadlines, pursuing transparency in [...]